This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Parapet synonyms
păr'ə-pĭt, -pĕt'
Sorting by
Votes
rampart
A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
0
0
  1. A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
  2. An embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack
  3. A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
obstruction
The condition of being obstructed:
0
0
  1. The condition of being obstructed:
  2. (Sports) The act of impeding another player in violation of the rules, as when a player impedes the progress of an opponent not in possession of the puck in ice hockey.
  3. The act of obstructing:
hindrance
The state or act of hindering something
0
0
  1. The state or act of hindering something
  2. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
  3. The condition of being hindered.
Find another word for parapet. In this page you can discover 5 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for parapet, like: rampart, obstruction, hindrance, barrier and wall.

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 Nabataean type starts from the simple pylon-tomb with a door set in a tower crowned by a parapet ornament, in imitation of the front of a dwelling-house; then, after passing through various stages, the full Nabataean type is reached, retaining all the native features and at the same time exhibiting characteristics which are partly Egyptian and partly Greek.

More sentences →

Words that mention parapet in the Dictionary

Words near parapet in the Thesaurus