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Meanings of high parapet in inglês

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Usage of high parapet in inglês
1
They picked up the maid-servant, crept behind the high parapet, and were soon in safety.
Catharine Furze
2
One of the terraces had a high parapet, against which Angela was leaning, looking across the valley.
Confidence
3
The Mountain stood in a high parapet.
Surrender to the will of the night
4
It had a strong and high parapet, of sandbags, protecting the gunners from the musketry fire of the tower.
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
5
Come and join us there by the high parapet, Henry, as soon as you have taken Mr. Arranstoun up to Sabine.
The Man and the Moment
6
The two officers were no longer in view, as they had stepped back upon the azotea, and the high parapet concealed them.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
7
On inspecting the projected site we found it was necessary to make rather an abnormally high parapet to stand the gun on.
Bullets & Billets
8
The town is surrounded towards the land by a thick and well built wall, about twenty feet in height, with a high parapet and loop-holes.
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
9
Unfortunately there are high parapets to screen any one standing on the roofs.
The Golden Silence
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