parados

American  

[par-uh-dos] / ˈpær əˌdɒs /

noun

Fortification.

1. a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.

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parados British  

/ ˈpærəˌdɒs /

noun

1. a bank behind a trench or other fortification, giving protection from being fired on from the rear

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Etymology

Origin of parados

From French, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at para- ², reredos

Example Sentences

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parados

I do not think there was any real parados.

From The Great War As I Saw It by Frederick George Scott

The parados was fairly good, though in many places there was none at all.

From The Story of the "9th King's" in France by Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts

While they were picking themselves up out of the débris a salvo landed on the parados immediately behind them.

From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery E. Jeffery

We buried him behind the parados, and placed the rosary round the arms of the cross which was erected over him.

From The Red Horizon by Patrick MacGill

I stepped to the back of the trench where the shell was imbedded in the parados and examined the spot.

From S.O.S. Stand to! by Reginald Grant