PARAPET
An EMBANKMENT, especially one on top of a WALL or RAMPART or in front of a MILITARY_TRENCH, that is built to provide protection from an enemy's observation and fire, to protect EQUIPMENT, to stabilize an adjacent STRUCTURE, or to serve as a TERRAIN_OBSTACLE; a parapet [SOED, "parapet", 1.
Classification(s)
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Geographic semantic resource library Sedris shelter
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| English |
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| Name | PARAPET |
| Description | An EMBANKMENT, especially one on top of a WALL or RAMPART or in front of a MILITARY_TRENCH, that is built to provide protection from an enemy's observation and fire, to protect EQUIPMENT, to stabilize an adjacent STRUCTURE, or to serve as a TERRAIN_OBSTACLE; a parapet [SOED, "parapet", 1. |
| Chinese |
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| Name | 矮护墙 |
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NNU_Group (2011). PARAPET, Concept & Semantic, OpenGMS,
https://geomodeling.njnu.edu.cn/repository/concept/ae606977-ea7e-41e3-94c1-eec254435bf0
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