Parapets synonyms

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walls
Something resembling a wall in impenetrability or strength:
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ramparts
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.
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railings
A fence or balustrade made of rails and posts
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bulwarks
A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.
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battlements
Any high wall for defense.
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barricades
A barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting
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hindrances
The definition of a hindrance is an obstacle or something that inhibits or delays some desired action.
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obstructions
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
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barriers (related)
(Geology) An ice barrier.
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Parapets Sentence Examples

  • The width of the bridge between parapets is 60 ft., except across the centre span, where it is 49 ft.

  • In several cases there is a canal in the centre lined with stone, and protected by low parapets or banks, while almost every street and square is fringed with trees.

  • Most of the houses, and especially those of the planter aristocracy, are massively built of stone, with large grated windows, flat roofs with heavy parapets and inner courts.

  • Work on the bridge proceeded quickly as Jack Pocock, expert bricklayer, built up the new parapets with considerable skill.

  • In Victorian times replacing the stone parapets with cast iron, themselves replaced with masonry in the 1920's.

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