parapet
parapet
subs.
P. παραφράγματα, τά, V. γεῖσα, τά, P. and V. ἔπαλξις, ἡ.
subs.
P. παραφράγματα, τά, V. γεῖσα, τά, P. and V. ἔπαλξις, ἡ.
PARAPET
pluteus; lorica.
pluteus; lorica.
parapet: plŭteus: the p.s of the towers, plutei turrium, Caes. B. C. 7, 25 (these were wooden breastworks; not of stone like the towers themselves): ib. 41 (p. vallo addere: see Long's Caesar, p. 349.).
parapet
A relatively low wall constructed around the perimeter of a platform, often for safety reasons.