PARAPETS en forme de crémaillere, Fr. Parapets which are so constructed within, in the form of a saw, that one of the faces of the redans, or teeth, is perpendicular and the other parallel to the capital. The chevalier Clariac, in his Ingénieur de Campagne, has given a particular account of these parapets. But the merit of having invented them does not entirely rest with him, since the Marquis de la Fond, director of the fortified places upon the coast of French Flanders, and M. de Verville, chief engineer at Rocroi, have likewise mentioned them.
PARASANG, (Parasange, Fr.) an ancient Persian measure, being usually thirty, sometimes forty, and sometimes fifty stadia or furlongs.
PARC d’artillerie, Fr. See [Park of Artillery].
Parc, Fr. See Park.
Le Commissaire du Parc, Fr. The commissary belonging to the park.
Le Parc des munitions et des vivres, Fr. The park of stores and provisions.
Parc d’Hôpital. See [Hospital].
Parc des vivres ou quartier des vivres, Fr. [Park of provisions], which see.
PARCOURIR, Fr. in a military sense, to run over the ground during an action. This word is particularly applicable to those movements which are made by general officers, officers commanding brigades, &c. for the purpose of encouraging their soldiers in the heat of an engagement.
Parcourir de rang en rang, Fr. to run up and down the ranks, or from rank to rank.