Thesaurus results for PARAPETS

parapets

noun

plural of parapet

as in ramparts

a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet.

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Recent Examples of parapets Speaking of Moscow, most of the institutions of the Russian government are surrounded by walls and parapets. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 The work on the bridge includes replacement of the bridge deck, joints, membrane and overlay, parapets and roadway lighting as well as roadway improvements and related appurtenances. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 They were greeted at the National 9/11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then walked to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026 They were accompanied by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg while walking to one of the parapets ringing the two pools, bearing the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The king and queen were accompanied by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg while walking to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks. — Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Adding two levels of parking to the existing Anderson Parking Facility at Cretin and Grand would violate the CUP, which limits maximum building heights to 40 feet to the tallest point, including parapets and rooftop mechanical structures. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

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There are also plenty of literary peers repping the ramparts, from Sophie Kemp to Patricia Lockwood to Zadie Smith.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
The compact coastal town is known for its whitewashed medina, brightly painted murals and imposing Portuguese-era ramparts overlooking the ocean.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Last month, two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by what Seoul says were North Korean mines planted as part of those fortifications.

— Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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