| NOUN | artifact | parapet | a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony |
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| artifact | parapet, breastwork | fortification consisting of a low wall |
| Sounds | peh'rahpeh.t | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | A low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony. | |
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| Broader | wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness |
| Meaning | fortification consisting of a low wall. | |
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| Synonym | breastwork | |
| Narrower | machicolation | A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle |
| Broader | fortification, munition | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
| Spanish | antepecho, guardalado, parapeto, pretil | |
| Catalan | ampit, parapet | |
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