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parapet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parapet /ˈparəpɪt/

▶noun

1 a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.

2 a protective wall or earth defence along the top of a military trench.

– derivatives
parapeted adjective.

– origin C16: from Fr., or from Ital. parapetto ‘chest-high wall’, based on L. pectus ‘chest’.

'parapet' also found in these Oxford entries:

battlement - berm - breastwork - broach spire - embrasure - merlon - top

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to stick one's head above the parapet

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