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Showing words for PARAPET using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Parapet

parapet

6 Letter Words for Parapet

appear, appert, parate, patera, petara, tapper

5 Letter Words for Parapet

apart, apert, appar, appet, apter, arepa, paper, parae, parte, peart, petar, prate, preta, rappe, reata, taper, tappa, tarea, terap, trapa, trape

4 Letter Words for Parapet

aarp, apar, aper, appt, area, aret, arte, atap, atar, erat, paar, papa, pape, para, pare, parp, part, pata, pate, pear, peat, perp, pert, peta, prat, prep, pret, rape, rapt, rata, rate, reap, repp, rept, taar, tapa, tape, tara, tare, tarp, teap, tear, tepa, tera, terp, trap

3 Letter Words for Parapet

aer, apa, ape, app, apr, apt, ara, are, art, ate, atp, ear, eat, epa, era, ert, eta, pap, par, pat, pea, pep, per, pet, ppa, ppr, ppt, pre, prp, pta, pte, ptp, rap, rat, rea, rep, rpt, rte, taa, tap, tar, tea, ter, tra, trp

Definitions for Parapet

[1] Fortification . a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
[2] any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.
[3] a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc
[4] Also called: breastwork a rampart, mound of sandbags, bank, etc, in front of a trench, giving protection from fire from the front

Words related to Parapet

defense, buttress, barrier, protection, fortification, partition, buffet, bastion, barricade, embankment, rampart, safeguard

Words nearby Parapet

paraoperative, parapara, paraparesis, parapente, paraperitoneal hernia, parapet, paraph, paraphase amplifier, paraphasia, paraphernalia, paraphia

Origin of Parapet

1575–85; < Italian parapetto, equivalent to para- para-2 + petto chest, breast < Latin pectus

Other words from Parapet

par·a·pet·ed , adjective
par·a·pet·less , adjective

Word origin for Parapet

C16: from Italian parapetto, literally: chest-high wall, from para- ² + petto, from Latin pectus breast

Synonyms for Parapet

barricade, barrier, bastion, buffet, buttress, defense, embankment, fortification, partition, protection, rampart, safeguard, protective wall