parapet

Noun

Meaning

A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.

A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.

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She stopped and leant her elbows against the parapet of the embankment. He did likewise. There is at times a magic in identity of position; it is one of the things that have suggested to us eternal comradeship. E. M. Forster

A coroner must be humane, fair and fearless in obtaining the truth. That is why I have put my head above the parapet. Montague Levine

I feel I would love to close down for a number of years in some way and just be in the country making pork pies and chutneys and never have to poke my head out of the parapet. Stephen Fry

You don't put your head above the parapet and become a personality if you're an illustrator - it's not part of it; it's not possible. You are a servant to the story. Robert Ingpen

At 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Orwell was considerably taller than the Spanish fighters citation and had been warned against standing against the trench parapet. Source: Internet

For all of the great people we have and the great work we do, too often we see women discouraged from putting their heads above the parapet because of careless words or actions rooted in bias. Source: Internet

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