parapet
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ə noun
1.
Fortification.
a.
a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. See diag. under bastion.
b.
an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
2.
any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.
Origin:
1575–85; < Italian parapetto, equivalent to para- para-2 + petto chest, breast < Latin pectus
1575–85; < Italian parapetto, equivalent to para- para-2 + petto chest, breast < Latin pectus
Related forms
par·a·pet·ed, adjective
par·a·pet·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc |
| 2. | Also called: breastwork a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc, in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front |
| [C16: from Italian parapetto, literally: chest-high wall, from | |
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Word Origin & History
parapet
1590, from M.Fr. parapet "breastwork," from It. parapetto, from para- "defense" (from L. parare "prepare") + petto "breast," from L. pectus (see pectoral).
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Example sentences
As soon as the blocks of stones on the parapet were spent, he turned to this latter heap.
And so skiers will call a snowboard a parapet.
It was necessary, therefore, to cover our men by something more than the ordinary parapet.
There was a little parapet behind which I found space to lie down.
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