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- DictionaryPar·a·pet/ˈperəpət/
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"
The meaning of PARAPET is a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers. How to use parapet in a sentence.
A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian parapetto ( parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast').
Parapet definition: a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.. See examples of PARAPET used in a sentence.
PARAPET meaning: 1. a low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc. 2. a low wall along the edge of a roof…. Learn more.
A parapet originally meant a defensive mini-wall made of earth or stone that was built to protect soldiers on the roof of a fort or a castle. Now it indicates any low wall along the roof of a building, the edge of a balcony, the side of a bridge, or similar structure.
1. (Architecture) a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc. 2. (Fortifications) Also called: breastwork a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc, in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front.
a wall or barrier placed in order to protect soldiers from being shot. (figurative) He was not prepared to put his head above the parapet and say what he really thought (= he did not want to risk doing it). Definition of parapet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
PARAPET meaning: 1 : a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge; 2 : to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results.
Parapet definition: A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun parapet. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
