Parapet

Japanese: パラペット
Parapet
Parapetto is a handrail or balustrade on a rooftop, balcony, or bridge. *Tokyo Asahi Shimbun - September 30, 1908 (Meiji 41) "The eaves height is 55 shaku from the ground line to the eaves parapet of a two-story building, and 28 shaku for a single-story building."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (parapetto) 屋上、ベランダ、橋などの手すり、欄干。※東京朝日新聞‐明治四一年(1908)九月三〇日「軒高は地盤線より二階建軒パラペット迄五十五尺、平家建同二十八尺」

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