parapet
/ˈpæɹəˌpɛt/ noun C2- A low protective wall.
- Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
- A fortification consisting of a wall.
Plural parapets
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“Last week he hurled the local blacksmith over a parapet into a stream, and it was only by paying over all the money which I could gather together that I was able to avert another public exposure.
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