parapet

par·a·pet  (pr-pt, -pt)

n.

1. A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony.

2. An earthen or stone embankment protecting soldiers from enemy fire. See Synonyms at bulwark.

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[French, from Italian parapetto : parare, to shield; see parasol + petto, chest (from Latin pectus).]

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parapet [ˈpærəpɪt -ˌpɛt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc.

2. (Military / Fortifications) Also called breastwork a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc., in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front

[from Italian parapetto, literally: chest-high wall, from para-² + petto, from Latin pectus breast]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parapet - a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony 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"
	2.	parapet - fortification consisting of a low wall breastwork fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it machicolation - a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

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parapet

noun

1. balustrade, wall, railing He climbed up on to the parapet of the bridge and sat dangling his legs.

2. battlements, defence, barricade, rampart, fortification, bulwark, breastwork, castellation The soldiers crouched behind the parapet.

Translations

parapet [ˈpærəpɪt] N [of balcony, roof] → pretil m, antepecho m; [of fortification] → parapeto m
to put one's head above the parapet (Brit) → arriesgar el cuello
to keep one's head below the parapet (Brit) → mantenerse al margen

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parapet [ˈpærəpɪt] n → parapet m
to put one's head above the parapet (British) → se mouiller
to keep one's head below the parapet → ne pas se mouiller

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parapet

n (on rampart, of bridge) → Brüstung f; (of well) → (Brunnen)wand f; to put one’s head above the parapet (fig) → sich in die Schusslinie begeben; to keep one’s head below the parapet (fig) → sich bedeckt halten

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parapet [ˈpærəpɪt] n → parapetto

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parapet

n parapet [ˈpӕrəpit]

a low wall along the edge of a bridge, balcony etc. leunmuurtjie حاجِز الجِسْر او الشُّرْفه перило parapet rækværk das Geländer στηθαίο parapeto rinnatis دیواره؛ حفاظ kaide parapet מַעֲקֶה मुंडेर प्रकार niska ograda mellvéd tembok rendah sepanjang jembatan, loteng dsb brjóstrið parapetto らんかん 난간 parapetas parapets, aizsargmargas tembok balustrade rekkverk, brystning gzyms, występ parapeito parapet парапет parapet ograja ograda bröstvärn, balustrad, räcke กำแพงอิฐ korkuluk duvarı 欄杆，扶手，護牆 парапет پشتہ lan can 栏杆，扶手，护墙