parapet|parapets in English
noun
[par·a·pet || 'pærəpɪt ,-pet]
defensive wall, protective wall in front of a trench (Military); wall or railing installed on a balcony or roof to prevent falling
Use "parapet|parapets" in a sentence
1. Parapets surrounding roofs are common in London.
2. The longitudinal girder forms part of the parapets.
3. Or “parapet; highest point.”
4. Corrigan watched the parapet above them.
5. 1 synonym for Breastwork: parapet
6. Parapet for the roof (8)
7. The French for Breastwork is parapet
8. Balcony parapet: Balkonbrüstung {f} hort
9. Pinnacles were added above the parapet level.
10. Complete with crenellations, ramparts and parapets , the stronghold of nescience reigns supreme.
11. The koel will sing perched on the parapet
12. We must have been very visible upon the parapet.
13. Now he was teetering on the edge of the parapet.
14. Synonyms for Crenellations include battlements, barbicans, bastions, breastworks, bulwarks, fortification, parapets, ramparts, walls and barricades
15. Synonyms for Breastworks include ramparts, bastions, bulwarks, earthworks, embankments, fortification, parapets, defence, barbicans and barricades
16. Synonyms for Bartizans include battlements, barbicans, bastions, breastworks, bulwarks, crenellations, fortification, parapets, ramparts and walls
17. Synonyms for Bastions include fortification, strongholds, bulwarks, fortresses, breastworks, citadels, fastness, parapets, redoubts and support
18. I shifted unobtrusively, to crane a look over the parapet.
19. Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.
20. He had backed away, had stood perilously on the parapet.
21. I caught sight of Jim leaning over the parapet of the quay.
22. Once completed, these parapets were occupied by U.S. soldiers and a new set of excavations went forward.
23. A Battlement parapet is also known as a castellation or emBattlement
24. The Law of Moses required that flat roofs be rimmed by a parapet
25. Sandbags 3⁄4 filled with broken brick were found most useful for parapets; 1 header was bullet proof.