"parapet" meaning in English

See parapet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parapet.wav Forms: parapets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|parapet}} Middle French parapet, {{der|en|it|parapetto}} Italian parapetto Head templates: {{en-noun}} parapet (plural parapets)
  1. A low protective wall. Translations (a low protective wall): εἶλαρ (eîlar) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), парапет (parapet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ampit [masculine] (Catalan), nízká zídka (Czech), zábradlí [neuter] (Czech), ohrazení [neuter] (Czech), borstwering [feminine] (Dutch), parapeto (Esperanto), parapetti (Finnish), parapet [masculine] (French), პარაპეტი (ṗaraṗeṭi) (Georgian), Brüstung [feminine] (German), παραπέτο (parapéto) (english: to prevent falls from a height) [neuter] (Greek), στηθαίο (stithaío) [neuter] (Greek), מעקה (maaké) (Hebrew), uchtbhalla [masculine] (Irish), parapetto [masculine] (Italian), ringhiera [feminine] (Italian), spalletta [feminine] (Italian), balaustra [feminine] (Italian), парапе́т (parapét) [masculine] (Macedonian), murek [masculine] (Polish), gzyms [masculine] (Polish), parapeito [masculine] (Portuguese), parapet [neuter] (Romanian), парапе́т (parapét) [masculine] (Russian), пери́ла (períla) [neuter, plural] (Russian), parapeto [masculine] (Spanish), parapet [common-gender] (Swedish), парапе́т (parapét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mur canllaw (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-parapet-en-noun-lGTrKMo3 Disambiguation of 'a low protective wall': 95 0 5
  2. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
    Sense id: en-parapet-en-noun-qggevM0h
  3. (military) A fortification consisting of a wall. Categories (topical): Military, Walls and fences Synonyms: breastwork Translations (a fortification consisting of a wall): бруствер (brustver) [masculine] (Bulgarian), parapet [masculine] (Catalan), ohrazení [neuter] (Czech), rintavarustus (Finnish), parapetti (Finnish), parapet [masculine] (French), Wehrmauer [feminine] (German), uchtbharr [masculine] (Irish), parapetto [masculine] (Italian), parepare (Maori), pātatara (Maori), parapet [masculine] (Polish), przedpiersie [neuter] (Polish), parapeito [masculine] (Portuguese), parapet [neuter] (Romanian), бру́ствер (brústver) [masculine] (Russian), parapeto [masculine] (Spanish), parapet [common-gender] (Swedish), rhagfur [masculine] (Welsh), parapet [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-parapet-en-noun-GCK~9Qfd Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 8 17 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 24 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 22 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 3 22 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 22 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 31 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 26 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 26 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 23 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 23 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 24 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 29 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 4 23 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 23 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 25 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 29 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 23 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 22 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 24 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 3 23 74 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'a fortification consisting of a wall': 3 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: keep one's head below the parapet, put one's head above the parapet

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "word": "ampit"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "borstwering"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "word": "parapeto"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "word": "parapetti"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapet"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "word": "პარაპეტი"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "english": "to prevent falls from a height",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "word": "מעקה"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uchtbhalla"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapetto"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ringhiera"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "spalletta"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balaustra"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "парапе́т"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "murek"
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gzyms"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapeito"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "парапе́т"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
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      "word": "пери́ла"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapeto"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "parapét",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "парапе́т"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a low protective wall",
      "word": "mur canllaw"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "brustver",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "бруствер"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapet"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ohrazení"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "word": "rintavarustus"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "word": "parapetti"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parapet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wehrmauer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uchtbharr"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "parapetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "word": "parepare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "word": "pātatara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parapet"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
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      ],
      "word": "przedpiersie"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapeito"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapet"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brústver",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "бру́ствер"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "parapeto"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
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    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a fortification consisting of a wall",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rhagfur"
    },
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      "word": "parapet"
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