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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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Repairs included re-lining the nave parapet gutters with lead, re-covering the north aisle roof with steel, and re-pointing stonework.
The barbette mounted the gun on a pivot so that it could fire over a parapet.
The edge of berm is protected by erecting parapet wall of dry stone masonry in Gabion structure.
In consequence we are becoming a tight-lipped silent majority afraid to rise above the parapet.
The look-out openings on the parapet and even the gun-holes that honeycomb the scarp, serve as ventilators.
The tub-shaped space within the parapet, formerly open to the air and sun, was now arched over by a light dome of lath-work covered with felt.

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