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parapet
[ par-uh-pit, -pet ]
noun
- Fortification.
- a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
- an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
- any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.
parapet
/ -ˌpɛt; ˈpærəpɪt /
noun
- a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc
- Also calledbreastwork a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc, in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front
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- para·pet·ed adjective
- para·pet·less adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parapet1
C16: from Italian parapetto, literally: chest-high wall, from para- ² + petto, from Latin pectus breast
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Example Sentences
A street musician played to lunchtime crowds, and during the holidays, lights festooned the parapets.
From Los Angeles Times
"It's just under the parapet. It's not gone away."
From BBC
And now Gilligan, another proud Rangers man and another Rangers investor, has put his head above the parapet.
From BBC
Labour has a huge Commons majority and so far only one Labour MP, Rachael Maskell, has put their head over the parapet by publicly demanding a climbdown on the winter fuel allowance.
From BBC
She added that Irish women were brought up to believe they should "never complain or put their head up above the parapet".
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