Parapet synonyms

păr'ə-pĭt, -pĕt'

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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An embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack

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The definition of an obstruction is something that gets in the way, sticks out or blocks passage.

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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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The rail of such a structure.

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A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.

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(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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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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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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chimney-stack (related)

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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.