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parapet
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[ˈparəpɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
(e.g: she stood on the bridge, leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from French, or from Italian parapetto ‘chest-high wall’, from para- ‘protecting’ + petto ‘chest’ (from Latin pectus)
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