Last week he hurled the local blacksmith over a parapet into a stream.
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Parapet
/ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/
Synonyms for "parapet" (105 found)
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5 entriesbastioned parapetcrenellated parapetlow parapetmerlon parapetsloped parapet
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6 entriesbrick parapetconcrete parapetcrenellated parapetglass parapetsteel parapetstone parapet
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9 total sentences available.
I start from sleep, the parapet ascend, / and from the sloping roof with eager ears attend.
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Sheer o'er the highest roof-top to the sky, / skirting the parapet, a watch-tower rose, / whence camp and fleet and city met the eye.
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They walked hand in hand to the bridge, leant over the parapet, and watched the river eddying below.
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