coping (redirected from defensive coping)

cop·ing  (kpng)

n.

The top layer or course of a masonry wall, usually having a slanting upper surface to shed water; a cope.

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[From cope.]

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coping [ˈkəʊpɪŋ]

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the sloping top course of a wall, usually made of masonry or brick Also called cope

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coping - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall cope, header brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

Translations

coping [ˈkəʊpɪŋ]

A. N (Constr) → albardilla f, mojinete m

B. CPD coping stone N = copestone

coping

n (Archit) → Mauerkrone f

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coping:

coping saw

n → Laubsäge f

coping stone

n = copestone