parapet

Etymology

From Middle French parapet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/

Noun

parapet (plural parapets)

1. A low retaining wall.
2. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 26, in The Dust of Conflict‎:

     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.

3. A fortification consisting of a wall.

Noun

parapet m inan

1. windowsill, parapet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian parapetto, from parare (“to shield”) + petto (“chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.pɛ/

Noun

parapet m (plural parapets)

1. parapet

Further reading

• “parapet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• appâter, apprêta

Etymology

Borrowed from French parapet, from Italian parapetto.

Noun

parapet m (plural parapets)

1. (Jersey) parapet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.pɛt/

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Noun

parapet m inan (diminutive parapecik)

1. sill; window sill