parapet
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parapet
- /ˈpæɹəpɪt/
- /ˈpæɹəˌpɛt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto.
noun parapets
- A low protective wall. Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets.
- Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof. Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against t
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A fortification consisting of a wall.
Obviously if you have only a few days in which to train a soldier, you must teach him the things he will most need; how to take cover, how to advance across open ground, how to mount guards and build a parapet – above all, how to use his weapons.
Similar: breastwork
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Talk about this word "parapet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parapet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parapet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parapet "parapet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parapet.Cite this
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