English Dictionary

parapet

/ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/

noun

A low protective wall. / Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof. / (military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

The soldiers stood behind the parapet, ready to defend the castle.

意味（1）

A low protective wall.

Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets.

意味（2）

Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.

Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.

意味（3）

(military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

Obviously if you have only a few days in which to train a soldier, you must teach him the things he will most need; how to take cover, how to advance across open ground, how to mount guards and build a parapet – above all, how to use his weapons.