Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: parapet
IPA transcription: [p'ɛɹəp,ɛt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: parapet, breastwork
    Meaning: fortification consisting of a low wall
  • Synonyms: parapet
    Meaning: a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
Usage examples
  • She shivered as if the cold night air had struck her, and leaned back wearily against the parapet of the wall.
  • He advanced with eager eyes and quickened step; for he saw before him the lonely figure of a woman, standing by the parapet of the wall, with her face set toward the westward view.
  • Not satisfied with all these proceedings, but burning with impatience to do something more, I went to see Traddles, now lodging up behind the parapet of a house in Castle Street, Holborn.
  • Some threw themselves on their faces, others got over the parapet and hung by their hands until he had passed, while some squeezed themselves against the wall; but the elephant passed on without doing harm to any.
  • The Lycosa surrounds the mouth of her shaft with a simple parapet, a mere collection of tiny pebbles, sticks and silk; the others fix a movable door to theirs, a round shutter with a hinge, a groove and a set of bolts.
  • There had been many changes at Fort Moultrie since Sylvia's last visit. A deep ditch had been dug between the fort and the sand-bars, and many workmen were busy in strengthening the defences, and Sylvia and Grace wondered why so many soldiers were stationed along the parapet.