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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