[きょうへき, kyouheki] (n) chest walls; breastworks; parapet[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Parapet \Par"a*pet\, n. [F., fr. It. parapetto, fr. parare to
ward off, guard (L. parare to prepare, provide) + petto the
breast, L. pectus. See {Parry}, and {Pectoral}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Arch.) A low wall, especially one serving to protect the
edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Fort.) A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for
covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See
Illust. of {Casemate}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parapet
n 1: a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
2: fortification consisting of a low wall [syn: {parapet},
{breastwork}]
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