parapet
IPA: pˈɛrʌpɛt
noun
- A low protective wall.
- Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
- (military) A fortification consisting of a wall.
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Examples of "parapet" in Sentences
- The parapet of the nave is also castellated.
- The top of the tower has an embattled parapet.
- The parapets of the aisles and nave are embattled.
- She tumbles it over the parapet to the ravine below.
- He then incorporated it into the parapet of the castle.
- At the top of the tower is a cornice and a solid parapet.
- A plain parapet runs along the tops of the eaves and gables.
- At the top of the tower between the pinnacles is a stepped parapet.
- The seats may follow the same staggered square shape of the parapet wall.
- The parapet wall at the top of the church was probably constructed around 1896.
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