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- pronunciation:
- pae
r
piht
[or]
pae
r
pet
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a low protective wall or railing at the edge of a high platform, bridge, balcony, or the like.
- similar words:
- barricade, fence, railing, wall
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| definition 2: |
a wall of earth or stone made to protect soldiers from enemy fire.
- synonyms:
- bulwark, earthwork, wall
- similar words:
- bank, barricade, battlement, breastwork, embankment, rampart, redoubt
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| related words: |
bank, barricade |
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| derivation: |
parapeted (adj.) |
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