Look up: parapet

1. Parapet
   Low wall on outer side of main wall.
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2. parapet
   [n] - fortification consisting of a low wall
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3. Parapet
   low wall on outer side of main wall
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4. Parapet
   A low wall intended to protect a sudden drop, for example on a church or house top.
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5. parapet
   top of a Roman fortification consisting of a wallwalk and battlements
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6. Parapet
   The side of the trench facing the enemy.
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7. Parapet
   Low wall at the edge of a roof
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8. Parapet
   A low wall found at the edge of a roof; usually with internal parapet gutters behind. Normally only found in period properties.
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9. Parapet
   Wall which projects above the roof
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10. Parapet
    A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony.
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11. parapet
    a solid wall built for ornament or for the safety of vehicles and pedestrians Category: Building industry • the portion of steining above the ground level built to prevent surface water from going into the well and to suit the water lifting arrangement Category: Building industry
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12. Parapet
    usually a vertical continuation of the spandrel wall; an upward extension of a spandrel wall above road surface level to protect those on and below the bridge.
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13. Parapet
    the upstand of a wall above another structure, such as a roof or terrace.
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14. Parapet
    A low wall at the edge of a roof . There is often a lead gutter behind a parapet, and sometimes a walkway. Related Words: Gutter ; Lead
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15. Parapet
    A raised rim around the edge of a roof. See Castellated Parapet, Battlemented Parapet or Crenellated Parapet.
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16. Parapet
    Par'a·pet noun [ French, from Italian parapetto , from parare to ward off, guard (L. parare to prepare, provide) + petto the breast, Latin pectus . See Parry , and Pectoral .] 1. (Architect...
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17. parapet
    breastwork noun fortification consisting of a low wall
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18. Parapet
    • (n.) A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like. • (n.) 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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19. parapet
    (from the article `military technology`) ...sloping earthen ramparts beyond. A further refinement was the sloping of the glacis, or forward face of the ramparts, in such a manner that it ...
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20. Parapet
    In architecture a parapet is a low, or breast height wall or fence, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.
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21. Parapet
    A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a f...
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22. parapet
    protective wall on outer side of wall walk
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23. Parapet
    - A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.
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24. Parapet
    The portion of a vertical wall of a building which extends above the roof line at the intersection of the wall and roof.
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25. Parapet
    Front-facing wall of fortification.
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