noun
coping
A protective covering along the top of a wall or structure.
Stone coping protects the top of the garden wall from rain.
Etymology
Cope has a building use meaning to cover the top. Coping names that protective cap, which finishes the wall and helps shield its exposed upper surface.
More examples
- The sloped coping directs rainwater away from the brickwork.
- The mason replaces two cracked copings along the wall.
- Metal coping covers the low wall around the flat roof.
Forms
coping · copings