What does parapet mean?
Parapet means A low protective wall..
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/ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/ · noun
A low protective wall..
Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets.
Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.
Obviously if you have only a few days in which to train a soldier, you must teach him the things he will most need; how to take cover, how to advance across open ground, how to mount guards and build a parapet – above all, how to use his weapons.
Use parapet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parapet means A low protective wall..
Common synonyms include breastwork.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets.
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