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Parapet Bre /ˈpærəpɪt/Name /ˈpærəpɪt/Bre /ˈpærəpet/Name /ˈpærəpet/Noun  Word Origin Low Wall Edge Bridge

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Back BrE /ˈpærəpɪt/NAmE /ˈpærəpɪt/BrE /ˈpærəpet/NAmE /ˈpærəpet/noun

 word origin

a low wall along the edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling: (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). 

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