parapet
pronunciation
How to pronounce parapet in British English:
UK [ˈpærəpɪt]
How to pronounce parapet in American English:
US [ˈpærəpɪt, -ˌpɛt]
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- Noun:
- a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
- fortification consisting of a low wall
Word Origin
- parapet (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French parapet "breastwork" (16c.), or directly from Italian parapetto, from para- "defense" (see para- (2)) + petto "breast," from Latin pectus (see pectoral (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Over the parapet showed quaint and fanciful little buildings .
- 2. Study on the overtopping effect for guiding arc parapet .
- 3. Seagulls teeter on the parapet in front of her , boats go by .
- 4. She leaned on the parapet and gazed into the distance .
- 5. Kashmiri boys sits on a parapet of the dal lake as a boat man rows his boat in the backdrop of the setting sun in srinagar , june 14 .