Parapet Definition

părə-pĭt, -pĕt
parapets
noun
parapets
A wall or bank used to screen troops from frontal enemy fire, sometimes placed along the top of a rampart.
Webster's New World
A low wall or railing, as along a balcony.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Parapet

Noun

Singular:
parapet
Plural:
parapets

Origin of Parapet

  • French from Italian parapetto parare to shield parasol petto chest (from Latin pectus)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French parapet.

    From Wiktionary

Parapet Sentence Examples

  • The parapet on top was some 3 ft.

  • The surrounding brickwork of the parapet wall is loose.

  • The living casemates were under the gorge parapet.

  • Battlemented parapet with a molded string course below which is a frieze similar to that on the north aisle.

  • Peering over the parapet of the bridge, one saw a deep murky abyss, from which sounds of swiftly flowing water rose.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

TETPET

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parapet

Words Starting With P and Ending With T

Starts With P & Ends With TStarts With PA & Ends With TStarts With P & Ends With ET

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With T