as in rampart
a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge
The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet.
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Recent Examples of parapet
The castle’s stately facade has been maintained throughout the centuries with masons carefully restoring its chimneys, turrets, and parapet roofs, in addition to a 15th-century stone carriage bridge.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a parapet would stand at 28 feet 6 inches and the skylight would be at 29 feet 1 inch.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Then, as the credits sequence continues through the creative team, things get more ominous: Monkeys assemble together, climbing the parapets, even as someone tries to hold them off (?) with a spider.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a parapet would stand at 28 feet 6 inches and the skylight would be at 29 feet 1 inch.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Then, as the credits sequence continues through the creative team, things get more ominous: Monkeys assemble together, climbing the parapets, even as someone tries to hold them off (?) with a spider.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapet
Noun
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That pleasantry starts to end on June 8, 2014, when Resy launches itself against the ramparts of the OpenTable juggernaut and the reservation-platform wars began.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Visitors flooded in to walk the ramparts, reenact scenes, and snap selfies.—
Catherine Baab-Muguira,
Quartz,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Nowadays, more than 10 million people come and marvel at the fortification.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the British inhabitants of St. Augustine still worried about attacks by the Spanish — hence the fortifications, according to numerous historical accounts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The 15th-century Inca citadel may be a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a modern wonder of the world, visited by more than 1.4 million people last year, but there are many ways to experience it.—
Forbes Staff,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Named after its placement on the citadel mound of Kuyunjik, the North Palace is thought to have been completed around 643 BCE—and then burnt down not long after, in 612 BCE, when Nineveh was sacked by the Babylonians.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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