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Synonyms for parapet

Most common

wall bulwark ditch

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A low protective wall.

Forms

Plural
parapets → walls, barriers, bulwarks, ditches…

Example sentences

  • wall She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.
  • bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
  • ditch Tom took the bend too fast and landed in the ditch.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
parapetrising
wallsteady
bulwarksteady
ditchsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
wall1
5 letters
ditch1
7 letters
barrier3, bulwark2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barrier3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
parapet
Italiano
parapetto
Español
parapeto
Deutsch
Brüstung
Català
ampit