Parapet synonyms

păr'ə-pĭt, -pĕt'

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wall (related)
Something resembling a wall in appearance, function, or construction, as the exterior surface of a body organ or part:
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rampart
An embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack
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obstruction
The definition of an obstruction is something that gets in the way, sticks out or blocks passage.
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embankment
The definition of an embankment is an area of material used to support a roadway or to hold back water.
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embattlement
(Uncountable) The state of being embattled.
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railing
The rail of such a structure.
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bulwark
A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.
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breastwork
(Nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
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battlement (related)
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battlemented (related)
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lintel (related)
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chimney-stack (related)
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machicolation (related)
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cutwater (related)
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girder (related)
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balustrade (related)
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arch (related)
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abutment (related)
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bridge deck (related)
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spirelet (related)
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hindrance
The act of hindering:
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barrier (related)
A thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc.
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barricade
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
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Find another word for parapet. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for parapet, like: wall, rampart, obstruction, embankment, embattlement, railing, bulwark, breastwork, battlement, battlemented and lintel.
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Parapet Sentence Examples

  • The parapet on top was some 3 ft.

  • "Clear that away!" was all that was said of them, and they were thrown over the parapet and removed later on that they might not stink.

  • On a parapet at the rear of each chamber a single slender Ionic column between two antae supported an Ionic entablature.

  • On the lath of December, when the Swedish approaches had come within 280 paces of the fortress of Fredriksten, which the Swedes were closely besieging, Charles looked over the parapet of the foremost trench, and was shot through the head by a bullet from the fortress.

  • The fire from the batteries on shore produced no impression until a hot shot set fire to the "bass junk with which, to the depth of 5 ft., the immensely thick parapet was lined."

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