coping
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈkoʊpɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
remate
- They installed a decorative brick coping on top of the garden wall to protect it from the rain.
Examples
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The coping stones along the edge of the roof help to prevent water damage to the underlying structure.
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After the wall was built, the mason added a layer of coping to give it a finished appearance.
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Ryan, Adam, and their friends are still in the pool, holding onto the coping, staring up at Sam.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a coping mechanism.
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Health-appropriate coping strategies, such as resiliency-based training programs and curricula, could be a great start.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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6.8
A stone placed on the top of a wall or building to finish and protect it
A stone or brick placed on top of a wall to protect it
A flat stone on top of a wall that protects it from rain
A stone on top of a wall that protects and finishes it
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.9
A small hand saw with a thin blade in a U-shaped frame for cutting curves in wood
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coping comes from an old word cop meaning 'top' or 'head'. It is like a 'cap' of stone or brick that sits on the top of a wall to keep out rain and give a neat finish, so the origin explains why coping means the protective top of a wall.