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
Video of firefighters fighting the inferno shows massive flames shooting out of the top windows onto the roof’s parapet.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 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
The top of that wall now formed a kind of parapet whose surface was covered with thousands of jagged pieces of glass.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 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
The top of that wall now formed a kind of parapet whose surface was covered with thousands of jagged pieces of glass.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapet
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Located in the idyllic region of Ripollès, the ramparts of castle Llaés look out upon both the Pyrenees and bucolic hillsides where goats graze.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Covering the sarcophagus Yellow daffodils bloom beside wartime fortifications at the Chernobyl plant as workers in ordinary clothes, with badges and special permits, pass through the restricted zone.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The fortifications on the southern and western sides stretch 1,312 feet long, predating the 1st-century legionary camp for which Vindonissa is famous.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 1928, the original owners took over a hotel that was mere feet across one of the narrow cobblestone streets that make up the citadel and added 48, keeping the neo-Gothic style, including pretty leaded windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The opening bash for a new museum is a rare bird: donors can see where their massive checks went, while the public will soon see their tax dollars going to a new cultural citadel.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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