Word: parapet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Just as suddenly Hitler subsided. He stepped to the parapet and waved to a few below who were shouting, "We want to see our Fuhrer!" Then the group went to lunch, Hitler surrounded by party members. He dined quickly and lightly. Helms recalls noting that the Fuhrer's favorite chocolates were neatly arranged next to his plate...
Last week, in the mild sunlight over the Seine, in the belated blue of a dying November, the work of grooming the "elephant" for its last incarnation drew to an end. Masons were finishing the limestone slabs on its wide steps up from the Quai Anatole France. On the parapet, a crane solicitously set down an allegorical bronze of Oceania by some 19th century pompier -- a colonial damsel with thick lips, melon breasts and a Tahitian war club, flanked by a kangaroo...
Cyrano de Bergerac hung over the parapet, taunting the standards of 20th century swordsmanship. Bemused spectators at the Long Beach Terrace Theater were greeted by a brass ensemble energetically fanfaring the Olympics. Instead of programs, there were pamphlets explaining the sport. A packed 3,000-seat house cheered as the curtain rose on the finals of the men's foil fencing, held on stage. The rows of dignitaries and, yes, the TV cameramen looked very dignified in black tie. The judges on the floor presented elegant tuxedoed backs to the audience, even though their feet were pragmatically shod...
Halfway up this grim parapet of fate is a scooped-out ledge, a pocket of tenuous survival, where two men lie panting for breath. Taylor (Jeffrey DeMunn) and Harold (Jay Patterson) have reached the summit of K2. At 28,250 ft., this Himalayan peak is the second highest mountain in the world, topped only by Everest. On the way down, Harold lost his footing and suffered a critical leg wound. Only Taylor can descend for help. He is short 120 ft. of much needed rope, having left it at the last stopping place. He climbs the sheer wall three times...
...went first, marching silently into the night. When he was about 200 yds. from the fort, the Confederates opened a withering fire. Shaw kept marching. Just behind him, men began to stumble and fall. By the light of the explosions, Shaw's men saw him vault onto the parapet of the fort, saw his sword held high, saw him crumple...