parapet

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In the most superficial way, the addition is a contextual match for the main house—it is white, and it is a similar height, with a cornice and a matching parapet.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

Its boxlike modernistic style is defined by recessed spandrels, unadorned vertical piers, gently set back parapet pillars, and a vocabulary of French Art Deco and Celtic ornament at both base and crown.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

One former minister says they are all "tired and fed up, but if you put your head above the parapet and moan, you just make it worse".

From BBC • May 6, 2023

"And looking down over the parapet, we saw this mob of young women."

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

The glass structure was set in the center, and the lead sloped slightly downward all around toward a gutter inside the parapet, with square drainage holes in the stone for rainwater.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman