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What is a parapet?

What is a parapet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A low retaining wall.
  2. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
  3. A fortification consisting of a wall.
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The barbette mounted the gun on a pivot so that it could fire over a parapet.
You were not able to check whether there were any splits or tears in the lead in the parapet gutter?
Eilish had, he said, the courage to put her head above the parapet and undertake the enormous task of logging the memories of the area.
Notable features are the parapet above the third-floor cornice and the segmental window frames.
In consequence we are becoming a tight-lipped silent majority afraid to rise above the parapet.
To kiss this fabled rock first you must lie, arched backwards, leaning out from the castle's parapet with a 27-metre drop below.

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