Minaret vs Parapet - What's the difference?
minaret | parapet |
the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)
* 2005 , Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade , page 37, paragraph 2
A low retaining wall.
Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=26 A fortification consisting of a wall.
As nouns the difference between minaret and parapet
is that minaret is the tall slender tower of an islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer) while parapet is a low retaining wall.minaret
English
(wikipedia minaret)Noun
(en noun)- And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.
Anagrams
* ----parapet
English
(wikipedia parapet)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=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.}}