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Definition of Parapet
1. Noun. A low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony.
2. Noun. Fortification consisting of a low wall.
Generic synonyms: Fortification, Munition
Specialized synonyms: Machicolation
Definition of Parapet
1. n. A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.
Definition of Parapet
1. Noun. A low retaining wall. ¹
2. Noun. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof. ¹
3. Noun. A fortification consisting of a wall. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parapet
1. a protective wall [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parapet
Literary usage of Parapet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Infantry are assumed to be б feet high, and to protect them, within a reasonable
distance of the parapet, from projectiles clearing the crest and tending ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1868)
"When the relief of the parapet's crest has been determined, its thickness becomes
the next consideration. The dimensions are laid down on the ground, ..."
3. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1906)
"Therefore it was usual to build the parapet, not in the plane of the outer ...
To support such a projecting parapet, corbels or arches might be employed ..."
4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"The ladder-party brought out over the parapet; without waiting for the covering
line of skirmishers; and afterwards brought back under the parapet. ..."
5. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1865)
"The mode of ascertaining the height of parapet necessary in particular cases will
be seen from ... Let A be the position at which the parapet is to be made, ..."
6. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"parapet Walls.— Buildings with exterior and division walls of masonry should have
parapet walls formed by building the walls above the roof, ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The profiles—the thick parapet with command of 7 ft. or more, the deep ditch,
and the inadequate cover behind the parapet—remained as they had been for a ..."
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