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noun
- 1. a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony: "she stood on the bridge, leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by" Similar
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A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian parapetto ( parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast').
1. : a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers. The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet. 2. : a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge. called also parapet wall. The visitor peered over the parapet with binoculars. parapeted. ˈper-ə-ˌpe-təd. ˈpa-rə- adjective.
PARAPET definition: 1. a low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc. 2. a low wall along the edge of a roof…. Learn more.
Parapet definition: a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.. See examples of PARAPET used in a sentence.
Parapet, a dwarf wall or heavy railing around the edge of a roof, balcony, or stairway designed to prevent those behind it from falling over or to shelter them from attack from the outside. Battlements are one form of defensive parapet arranged to allow those within to discharge missiles without exposing themselves.
A parapet originally meant a defensive mini-wall made of earth or stone that was built to protect soldiers on the roof of a fort or a castle. Now it indicates any low wall along the roof of a building, the edge of a balcony, the side of a bridge, or similar structure.
Definition of parapet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A parapet is a low wall along the edge of something high such as a bridge or roof.
The earliest known use of the noun parapet is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for parapet is from 1575, in the writing of George Gascoigne, author and soldier. parapet is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.
PARAPET meaning: 1 : a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge; 2 : to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results.
