Parapet
51parapet — n fortification, breastwork, outwork, barbican; elevation, wall, fence, palisade, barricade, barrier; bastion, bulwark, rampart, redoubt, demilune, redan, ravelin; abutment, embankment, bank, buffer, buttress; defense, protection …
52parapet — par·a·pet …
53parapet — par•a•pet [[t]ˈpær ə pɪt, ˌpɛt[/t]] n. 1) for a wall or elevation in a fortification, esp. one at the outer edge of a rampart 2) archit. any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like • Etymology: 1575–85;… …
54parapet — /ˈpærəpət / (say paruhpuht) noun 1. Fortifications a. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. b. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification. 2. any protective wall or barrier… …
55Parapet — A low wall along the top edge of a castle wall. It protects soldiers on the wall from enemy fire …
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56parapet — s ( en, er) skyddsmur, bröstvärn …
57parapet — <ital. parapetto> Bir yerin boyunca uzanıb gedən alçaq divarcıq, məhəccər …
58Shrewsbury (Camp Parapet) Cemetery — is an old burial grounds near New Orleans, Louisiana, on the site of a Confederate military camp during the American Civil War. The cemetery is the burying ground of Ross Chapel Methodist Church and First Zion Baptist Church, both located on… …
59put/stick/raise your head above the parapet — see ↑parapet • • • Main Entry: ↑head put/stick/raise your head above the parapet Brit informal : to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results I ll put my head above the parapet to defend him. • • • Main Entry …
60Camp Parapet — was a Civil War fortification at Shrewsbury, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a bit more than a mile upriver from the current city limits of New Orleans.The fortification consisted of Confederate defensive line about a mile and 3/4 long stretching… …
