Both listened to the thunder, which was loud, and to the rain, as it washed off the roof, and pattered on the parapets of the arches. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
To give additional protection sand bags, bullet-proof, were placed along the tops of the parapets far enough apart to make loop-holes for musketry. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
All the streets leading from it were swept by artillery, cannon being intrenched behind temporary parapets. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
It was dusk when our troops under Sheridan went over the parapets of the enemy. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
At points on the San Cosme road parapets were thrown across, with an embrasure for a single piece of artillery in each. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
The house-tops near the plaza were converted into infantry fortifications by the use of sand-bags for parapets. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.