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1. (n.) parapet
a wall or elevation in a fortification, esp. one at the outer edge of a rampart.
2. parapet
any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.
Etymology: (1575–85; < It parapetto=para-para -2+petto chest, breast < L pectus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) parapet
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
2. (noun) parapet, breastwork
fortification consisting of a low wall
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) parapet
a low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like
2. (noun) parapet
a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate
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Sense: a low wall along the edge of a bridge, balcony etc.
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 Afrikaans: leunmuurtjie |
 Arabic: حاجِز الجِسْر او الشُّرْف |
 Bulgarian: перило |
 Brazilian: parapeito |
 Czech: parapet |
 German: das Geländer |
 Danish: rækværk |
 Greek: στηθαίο |
 Spanish: parapeto |
 Estonian: rinnatis |
 Farsi: دیواره؛ حفاظ |
 Finnish: kaide |
 French: parapet |
 Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה |
 Hindi: मुंडेर प्रकार |
 Croatian: niska ograda |
 Hungarian: mellvéd |
 Indonesian: tembok rendah sepanjang j |
 Icelandic: brjóstrið |
 Italian: parapetto |
 Japanese: らんかん |
 Korean: 난간 |
 Lithuanian: parapetas |
 Latvian: parapets, aizsargmargas |
 Malay: tembok |
 Dutch: balustrade |
 Norwegian: rekkverk, brystning |
 Polish: gzyms, występ |
 Persian: دیواره؛ حفاظ |
 Pashto: څوكۍ، مورچل، سنګر |
 Portuguese: parapeito |
 Romanian: parapet |
 Russian: парапет |
 Slovak: parapet |
 Slovenian: ograja |
 Serbian: ograda |
 Swedish: bröstvärn, balustrad, räc |
 Thai: กำแพงอิฐ |
 Turkish: korkuluk duvarı |
 Taiwanese: 欄杆，扶手，護牆 |
 Ukrainian: парапет |
 Urdu: پشتہ |
 Vietnamese: lan can |
 Chinese: 栏杆，扶手，护墙 |
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