different between parapet vs merlons
parapet
English
Etymology
From Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pæ?.?.p?t/
Noun
parapet (plural parapets)
- A low protective wall.
- Hyponym: balustrade
- Coordinate term: railing
- Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
- (military) A fortification consisting of a wall.
- Synonym: breastwork
Derived terms
- keep one's head below the parapet
Translations
Further reading
- parapet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “parapet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Czech
Noun
parapet m inan
- windowsill, parapet
Declension
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian parapetto, from parare (“to shield”) + petto (“chest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.?a.p?/
Noun
parapet m (plural parapets)
- parapet
Further reading
- “parapet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- appâter, apprêta
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French parapet, from Italian parapetto.
Noun
parapet m (plural parapets)
- (Jersey) parapet
Polish
Etymology
From French parapet, from Italian parapetto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?ra.p?t/
Noun
parapet m inan (diminutive parapecik)
- sill, windowsill
- Synonym: podokiennik
Declension
Derived terms
- (nouns) parapetówka, parapetówa
- (adjective) parapetowy
Further reading
- parapet in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- parapet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
parapet From the web:
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merlons
English
Noun
merlons
- plural of merlon
French
Noun
merlons
- plural of merlon
merlons From the web:
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- what does melons mean
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