Parapet
noun
A low wall or railing at the edge of a bridge, balcony, or roof to prevent people from falling.
They installed a new parapet on the roof for safety.
Often appears as...
- brick parapet
- parapet wall
noun
Any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a raised platform.
He peered over the parapet of the trench to observe the enemy's movement.
Often appears as...
- parapet bridge
- parapet rampart
noun
A solid wall in fortifications erected to shelter soldiers from enemy's fire.
The soldiers hid behind the parapet during the intense gunfire.
Often appears as...
- parapet fortification
- parapet defence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A low wall or railing at the edge of a bridge, balcony, or roof to prevent people from falling.
They installed a new parapet on the roof for safety.
Often appears as...
- brick parapet
- parapet wall
noun
Any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a raised platform.
He peered over the parapet of the trench to observe the enemy's movement.
Often appears as...
- parapet bridge
- parapet rampart
noun
A solid wall in fortifications erected to shelter soldiers from enemy's fire.
The soldiers hid behind the parapet during the intense gunfire.
Often appears as...
- parapet fortification
- parapet defence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Feature
Parapets serve as a safety feature in construction, often found in places where there's risk of falling.
The stairwell was equipped with a parapet to ensure safety.
Pro Tip 2/3Observation Spot
Parapets are often used as locations to observe from a height without falling.
Standing behind the parapet, she enjoyed the panoramic view of the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Architectural Term
Parapet is a technical term in architecture, important for construction and safety regulations.
The architect included a decorative parapet in the building's design.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Feature
Parapets serve as a safety feature in construction, often found in places where there's risk of falling.
The stairwell was equipped with a parapet to ensure safety.
Pro Tip 2/3Observation Spot
Parapets are often used as locations to observe from a height without falling.
Standing behind the parapet, she enjoyed the panoramic view of the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Architectural Term
Parapet is a technical term in architecture, important for construction and safety regulations.
The architect included a decorative parapet in the building's design.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Feature
Parapets serve as a safety feature in construction, often found in places where there's risk of falling.
The stairwell was equipped with a parapet to ensure safety.
Pro Tip 2/3Observation Spot
Parapets are often used as locations to observe from a height without falling.
Standing behind the parapet, she enjoyed the panoramic view of the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Architectural Term
Parapet is a technical term in architecture, important for construction and safety regulations.
The architect included a decorative parapet in the building's design.
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The price of shame PIPE...
Why was I sticking my head above the parapet? You can read between the lines in those questions, and the answer has nothing to do with politics. The top-note answer was and is "Because it's time." Time to stop tiptoeing around my past, time to stop living a life of opprobrium
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Predators Swim In The...
Dorado spend their early lives looking remarkably similar to the parapet Agnes this helps them hide amongst the
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
Why was I sticking my head above the parapet? You can read between the lines in those questions, and the answer has nothing to do with politics. The top-note answer was and is "Because it's time." Time to stop tiptoeing around my past, time to stop living a life of opprobrium
Video examples
Predators Swim In The...
Dorado spend their early lives looking remarkably similar to the parapet Agnes this helps them hide amongst the
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Quote examples
Mark Helprin
American Novelist
I wrote a great deal of a novel, 'Winter's Tale,' on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights tenement on Henry Street. I was a technical climber, and now and then I would put down my manuscript and get up to walk along parapets and climb walls and chimneys.
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Prince Charles
English Royalty
As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning of federalism. We have to win the vocabulary before we succeed in the vision.
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John Owen
English Theologian
The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace.
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Jeremy Kyle
English Journalist
If you stick your head above the parapet and you have an opinion, and you spout family values and morality and all that, you'd be pretty naive to think that everybody would go, 'Oh, he's great, I love him.
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Stephen Fry
British Comedian
I feel I would love to close down for a number of years in some way and just be in the country making pork pies and chutneys and never have to poke my head out of the parapet.
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Jo Swinson
British Politician
In the cut-throat political system we have in the UK, you have to be prepared to put your head above the parapet and be confident in your ability to get the job done.
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Robert Ingpen
Australian Artist
You don't put your head above the parapet and become a personality if you're an illustrator - it's not part of it; it's not possible. You are a servant to the story.
Quote examples
Mark Helprin
American Novelist
I wrote a great deal of a novel, 'Winter's Tale,' on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights tenement on Henry Street. I was a technical climber, and now and then I would put down my manuscript and get up to walk along parapets and climb walls and chimneys.
Quote examples
Prince Charles
English Royalty
As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me.
Quote examples
Charles Kennedy
British Politician
As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning of federalism. We have to win the vocabulary before we succeed in the vision.
Quote examples
John Owen
English Theologian
The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace.
Quote examples
Jeremy Kyle
English Journalist
If you stick your head above the parapet and you have an opinion, and you spout family values and morality and all that, you'd be pretty naive to think that everybody would go, 'Oh, he's great, I love him.
Quote examples
Stephen Fry
British Comedian
I feel I would love to close down for a number of years in some way and just be in the country making pork pies and chutneys and never have to poke my head out of the parapet.
Quote examples
Jo Swinson
British Politician
In the cut-throat political system we have in the UK, you have to be prepared to put your head above the parapet and be confident in your ability to get the job done.
Quote examples
Robert Ingpen
Australian Artist
You don't put your head above the parapet and become a personality if you're an illustrator - it's not part of it; it's not possible. You are a servant to the story.
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