Many firewalls are required to have a parapet, a portion of the wall extending above the roof. The parapet is required to be as fire resistant as the lower wall, and extend a distance prescribed …

Apr 17, 2012 · Historically, so many problems have occurred with parapets that we have a name for it: “ parapetitus.”

Parapet, a dwarf wall or heavy railing around the edge of a roof, balcony, or stairway designed to prevent those behind it from falling over or to shelter them from attack from the outside.

The meaning of PARAPET is a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers. How to use parapet in a sentence.

Idiom put your head over/above the parapet (Definition of parapet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Define parapet. parapet synonyms, parapet pronunciation, parapet translation, English dictionary definition of parapet. n. 1. A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure …

2 meanings: 1. a low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, roof, etc 2. Also called: breastwork a rampart, mound of.... Click for more definitions.