OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12731

parapet

/ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
antepecho • brocal • murete • parapeto • pretil • repecho
A low protective wall.
Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets.
parapeto
A fortification consisting of a wall.
Obviously if you have only a few days in which to train a soldier, you must teach him the things he will most need; how to take cover, how to advance across open ground, how to mou…
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