PARAPET Definition & Meaning

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parapet

[par-uh-pit, -pet]

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noun

Fortification.��
1. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
2. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.

parapet

/ -ˌpɛt, ˈpærəpɪt /

noun

a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc
Also called: breastwork.��a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc, in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

parapeted adjective
parapetless adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of parapet¹

1575–85; < Italian parapetto, equivalent to para- para- ² + petto chest, breast < Latin pectus

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of parapet¹

C16: from Italian parapetto, literally: chest-high wall, from _para- ² + petto, from Latin pectus breast

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Now, she says she is ready to "stick her head above the parapet".

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Mr Goldenberg added that there will be others "who share our views, but don't, for their own personal reasons - perfectly fairly - want to put their head above the parapet".

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They also need leaders willing to put their head above the parapet.

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A street musician played to lunchtime crowds, and during the holidays, lights festooned the parapets.

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"It's just under the parapet. It's not gone away."

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