Meaning & use
parapet
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a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
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Tourists leaned against the stone parapet to look down at the river.
Soldiers once fired from behind the castle's parapet.
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Historically associated with castle fortifications, though the word is now used for any low protective wall on a building or bridge.
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