parapet in English
And it is true that the young have always been in love with edges, walking the parapet of a bridge when the pavement is right beside it.
Use "parapet" in a sentence
1. Or “parapet; highest point.”
2. Corrigan watched the parapet above them.
3. 1 synonym for Breastwork: parapet
4. Parapet for the roof (8)
5. The French for Breastwork is parapet
6. Balcony parapet: Balkonbrüstung {f} hort
7. Pinnacles were added above the parapet level.
8. The koel will sing perched on the parapet
9. We must have been very visible upon the parapet.
10. Now he was teetering on the edge of the parapet.
11. I shifted unobtrusively, to crane a look over the parapet.
12. Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.
13. He had backed away, had stood perilously on the parapet.
14. I caught sight of Jim leaning over the parapet of the quay.
15. A Battlement parapet is also known as a castellation or emBattlement
16. The Law of Moses required that flat roofs be rimmed by a parapet
17. Parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop a rampart.
18. Seagulls teeter on the parapet in front of her, boats go by.
19. Some sparrows invaded that privacy, crossing from parapet rail to chair to flower tub.
20. Mowbray hurried along the parapet. In the dark he would not see the obstacle.
21. Bartizan (ˈbɑːtɪzən; ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn) n (Fortifications) a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower [C19: variant of bertisene, erroneously for bretising, from bretasce parapet; see brattice] Bartizaned adj.
22. From Anglo-Norman Alure, alour, allur walkway (behind a parapet), passage, gallery, (rare) parapet, apparently a specific use of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French Alure speed of travel, gait.
23. Synonyms for Breastwork include rampart, bastion, bulwark, earthwork, embankment, fortification, parapet, defence, barbican and barricade
24. Synonyms for Bartizan include battlement, barbican, bastion, breastwork, bulwark, crenellation, fortification, parapet, rampart and wall
25. A parapet was to be constructed around a flat roof for the prevention of accidents.
26. For the first time since independence, whites are sticking their heads above the political parapet.
27. He scorned the use of a periscope, and stood and poked his head over the parapet.
28. I let go a lungful of air, slumped back against the parapet and lit another Capstan.
29. I stood on the parapet, looking out over the town of Swindon, willing myself to feel less disembodied.
30. Which has a flat roof behind a parapet so you can't see it from the street.
31. He was not prepared to put his head above the parapet and say what he really thought .
32. Bartizan definition: a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet , or tower Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
33. I think he went on to the parapet and the tocsin was sounded to make him run.
34. There is a parapet along the roof of this third wall, with four dormer windows beyond it.
35. If only Mr Brooke were to stick his head above the parapet he would soon realise that fact.
36. Baluster, one of a series of small posts supporting the coping or handrail of a parapet or railing
37. The projecting porch with its embattled parapet is rendered with local marl and is a late sixteenth-century addition.
38. Battlement definition: a parapet or wall with indentations or embrasures , originally for shooting through Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
39. We wandered around to the side that faced towards the river, and stood in a line by the parapet.
40. Barbette - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
41. When I drew near the village I could see two girls sitting on the parapet of the little bridge.
42. I got up and went to the corner of the parapet, from where I could see in three directions.
43. The Armless chap lunges at the bell again, but misses and falls over the parapet to the cobbles below
44. Synonyms: Bulwark, barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bastion, parapet These nouns refer literally to structures used as a defense against attack
45. 3/20/1995: A72: A-1-69M: 3 of 5: U Type Abutments for Bridges with Sidewalk Parapet Railing: Orig
46. Guns were run up close to the parapet, and double charges of canister played their part in the bloody work.
47. Owen was about to move away when one of his men appeared above the parapet and waved to him urgently.
48. The double-decker smashed through a fence and ended up perched precariously on a bridge parapet at Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
49. Bartisan (plural Bartisans) (architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
50. 3/20/1995: A71: A-1-69M: 2 of 5: U Type Abutments for Bridges with Roadway Parapet Railing: Orig