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   parapet

   /ˈparəpɪt/

   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 balustradebarrierwallrailingfence
   • ▪ a protective wall or earth defence along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops: "the sandbags that made up the parapet had been blown away and the wall of the trench had caved in" Similar barricaderampartbulwarkbankembankmentfortificationdefencebreastworkearthworkbastionbattlementcastellationrare:bartizan

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from Italian parapetto ‘chest-high wall’, from para- ‘protecting’ + petto ‘chest’ (from Latin pectus).

   Derivatives

   • 1. parapeted adjective

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