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parapet definition

para·pet (par′ə pet′, -pət)

noun

  1. a wall or bank used to screen troops from frontal enemy fire, sometimes placed along the top of a rampart
  2. a low wall or railing, as along a balcony

Etymology: Fr < It parapetto < parare, to guard (< L, prepare) + petto, breast < L pectus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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