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parapet

[par-uh-pit, -pet] / ˈpær ə pɪt, -ˌpɛt /
NOUN
bulwark
Synonyms
STRONG
barricade barrier bastion buffet buttress defense embankment fortification partition protection rampart safeguard
WEAK
protective wall
Antonyms
STRONG
harm hurt injury opening

Example Sentences

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In the most superficial way, the addition is a contextual match for the main house—it is white, and it is a similar height, with a cornice and a matching parapet.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

Mr Goldenberg added that there will be others "who share our views, but don't, for their own personal reasons - perfectly fairly - want to put their head above the parapet".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Its boxlike modernistic style is defined by recessed spandrels, unadorned vertical piers, gently set back parapet pillars, and a vocabulary of French Art Deco and Celtic ornament at both base and crown.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

"And looking down over the parapet, we saw this mob of young women."

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

Winifred the otter pounded the stones of the parapet in frustration.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques