Synonyms of parapets

parapets

noun

plural of parapet

as in ramparts

a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge

The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet.

Related Words

• ramparts
• fortifications
• citadels
• battlements
• fortresses
• bastions
• breastworks
• forts
• castles
• earthworks
• bunkers
• bulwarks
• strongholds
• embattlements
• redoubts
• dugouts
• blockhouses
• holds
• garrison houses
• casbahs
• alcazars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parapets

The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

The work on the bridge includes replacement of the bridge deck, joints, membrane and overlay, parapets and roadway lighting as well as roadway improvements and related appurtenances. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

They were greeted at the National 9/11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then walked to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026

They were accompanied by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg while walking to one of the parapets ringing the two pools, bearing the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026

The king and queen were accompanied by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg while walking to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Adding two levels of parking to the existing Anderson Parking Facility at Cretin and Grand would violate the CUP, which limits maximum building heights to 40 feet to the tallest point, including parapets and rooftop mechanical structures. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

Beyond being a footbridge, the Kapellbrücke was part of Lucerne’s fortifications, hence its winding path across the Reuss and the high parapets that line the side of the bridge facing southeast toward Lake Lucerne. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026

Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said. — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026