parapet (noun)

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• parapet — ► NOUN 1) a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony. 2) a protective wall or bank along the top of a military trench. ORIGIN French, or from Italian parapetto, chest high wall …   English terms dictionary

• parapet — noun 1) Marian leaned over the parapet Syn: balustrade, barrier, wall 2) the sandbags making up the parapet Syn: barricade, rampart, bulwark, bank, embankment, fortification, defense, earthwork …   Thesaurus of popular words

• parapet — noun Etymology: Italian parapetto, from parare to shield (from Latin, to prepare) + petto chest, from Latin pectus more at pare, pectoral Date: 1590 1. a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers 2. a low wall or railing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parapet wall — noun see parapet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parapet — noun /ˈpær.ə.pɪt/ a) A low retaining wall. b) Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof …   Wiktionary

• parapet — noun (C) 1 a low wall at the edge of a high roof, bridge etc 2 a protective wall of earth or stone built in front of a trench 2 in a war …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• parapet — UK [ˈpærəpɪt] / UK [ˈpærəpet] / US [ˈperəpɪt] noun [countable] Word forms parapet : singular parapet plural parapets 1) a low wall at the edge of something high such as a bridge or a roof 2) a low wall that protects soldiers in the place they are …   English dictionary

• parapet — par|a|pet [ perəpıt ] noun count 1. ) a low wall at the edge of something high such as a bridge or a roof 2. ) a low wall that protects soldiers in the place they are shooting from …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• parapet — [ parəpɪt] noun 1》 a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony. 2》 a protective wall or earth defence along the top of a military trench. Derivatives parapeted adjective Origin C16: from Fr., or from Ital. parapetto chest… …   English new terms dictionary

• parapet — /ˈpærəpət / (say paruhpuht) noun 1. Fortifications a. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. b. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification. 2. any protective wall or barrier… …  

• machicolation — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin machicolare to furnish with machicolations, from Middle French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher to crush + col neck, from Latin collum more at collar Date: 1787 1. a. an opening between the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary