Synonyms & related words for parapets

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Words related to parapets

Explore words related to parapets — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include breastwork, brattishing, battlements, balustrade, machicolation, railings, crenelated, crenelation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does parapets come from?

The word parapets breaks down into 2 roots of Italian and Latin origin: para-, from Italian paro (“ward off, guard”); and -pet, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.