przedpiersie
//pʂɛtˈpjɛr.ɕɛ//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.parapet (earthen embankment providing cover against enemy fire)
- 2.breastwork (fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark)
- 3.prosternum (the ventral sclerite (plate) of the prothorax of an insect)
- 4.obsoleteforebreast (upper part of a chest)
Etymology
From przed- + pierś + -ie. First attested in the 18th century.