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parapet

noun
/ˈpærəpɪt/, /ˈpærəpet/
/ˈpærəpɪt/, /ˈpærəpet/
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  1. a low wall along the edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling防护矮墙
    • A low parapet ran all around the flat roof.平屋顶周围有一道矮墙。
  2. a wall or barrier placed in order to protect soldiers from being shot防护矮墙
    • (figurative) He was not prepared to put his head above the parapet and say what he really thought (= he did not want to risk doing it).他不想贸然出头说出自己的真实想法。
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Italian parapetto ‘chest-high wall’, from para- ‘protecting’ + petto ‘chest’ (from Latin pectus).

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