parapet
منڈیر سے دھکا
definition
noun
And it is true that the young have always been in love with edges, walking the parapet of a bridge when the pavement is right beside it.
a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.
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The 'parapet' is a steel-plated wedge with no need for handrails, and the boardwalk is gently inclined for wheelchair users.
Three young men had a lucky escape after their car left the road, ploughed through a bridge 'parapet' and ended up on its roof in a river.
While takeover speculation has been on and off the agenda for the best part of a decade now, as yet nobody has even popped their head above the 'parapet' .
she stood on the bridge, leaning over the 'parapet' to watch the water race by
the sandbags that made up the 'parapet' had been blown away and the wall of the trench had caved in
You should be sure to form a 'parapet' around the edges of the flat roof in order to contain your new upside-down roof from wind uplift.
Harry heard the scream of an incoming shell, as he went to dive for cover, the round burst on the 'parapet' , directly above him.
I do think there is a suppressed demand for this; I think all you see is the people that are brave enough to put their head above the 'parapet' and continue to fight for it that actually get it.
When he looked again the water was as high as the peak of the 'parapet' on the bridge, which is about 10 feet above the road.
Sadiq dropped over the 'parapet' and into the trench beside him.
A pair of figures knelt behind the 'parapet' of the balcony overlooking the ballroom.
This is running off the 'parapet' above and is caused from defective rainwater disposal at second storey level to the external balcony.
The steel-faced external wall extends into the house to mark the entrance, form a 'parapet' and frame the fireplace.
A passing motorist found the car, which had hit the bridge 'parapet' and rolled into a ditch near the river.
Mr Scargill raised his head above the 'parapet' to call for the repeal of ‘anti-union’ legislation
After the World Cup debacle, a few brave men put their heads above the 'parapet' to question whether the coach should be retained.
It happened when the lorry hit a bridge 'parapet' on the north bound carriageway, near Charnock Richard services.
He would not have stuck his head above the 'parapet' without some form of political cover, never mind without a possible financial backer behind the scenes.
Was the evidence that the applicant ran across the road diagonally at the bridge 'parapet' and went over?
We were putting our head above the 'parapet' and challenging everything.
But the prime minister may well be more willing to stick his head above the 'parapet' after E - day, providing Britons have had the chance to see the euro at work.
And it is true that the young have always been in love with edges, walking the 'parapet' of a bridge when the pavement is right beside it.
Without wanting this to turn into some sort of awards ceremony, I'm just raising my head above the 'parapet' here to say a big thanks to Tom for the past week's writing.
My first sight of a trench was of two greasy clay walls with a 'parapet' on the top and duckboards on the bottom with men in it not looking very happy because it had been raining a lot.
The house I grew up in had a sort of an attached garage with a flat roof and a little 'parapet' .
But a wee warning for those who dare stick their heads above the 'parapet' : look out, you'll need to be very thick-skinned!
The barbette mounted the gun on a pivot so that it could fire over a 'parapet' .
With the enemy dead at his feet, Grieve climbed onto the 'parapet' of the enemy gun position, stood upright and signalled - all clear!
It takes a good amount of bottle for a politician to raise his or her head above the 'parapet' and attempt a public debate on issues that touch the very core of New Zealand society.
For instance, we are instructed to build a 'parapet' / fence around any flat roof, to prevent anyone from falling.
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