parapet
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French parapet.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
parapet (plural parapets)
- A low retaining wall.
- Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 26, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.
- A fortification consisting of a wall.
HyponymsEdit
- (low retaining wall): balustrade
Coordinate termsEdit
- (low retaining wall): railing
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
a low retaining wall
a fortification consisting of a wall
CzechEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian parapetto, from parare (“to shield”) + petto (“chest”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
parapet m (plural parapets)
Further readingEdit
- “parapet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
AnagramsEdit
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French parapet, from Italian parapetto.
NounEdit
parapet m (plural parapets)
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
parapet m inan (diminutive parapecik)
DeclensionEdit
declension of parapet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parapet | parapety |
| genitive | parapetu | parapetów |
| dative | parapetowi | parapetom |
| accusative | parapet | parapety |
| instrumental | parapetem | parapetami |
| locative | parapecie | parapetach |
| vocative | parapecie | parapety |