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

“Evidentemente, estoy entusiasmado con la nueva oportunidad y me alegro de que todo haya resultado como lo ha hecho. Creo que ambos equipos han salido bien parados de este asunto, y podemos seguir adelante”.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2021

We used a very good substitute, one of the simplest kind, a piece of broken pocket mirror placed on the end of a split stick, and set at an angle on top of the parados.

From Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army by Hall, James Norman

Corporal Puzzeau understood also, and his eyes danced as Dennis bounded along the top of the parados towards the retreating company.

From With Haig on the Somme by Webb, Archibald

Work in the trenches consisted mainly of strengthening or rebuilding the parapet and parados, and in putting out barbed wire defences.

From The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion by Weetman, W. C. C.

It was while I slaved and sweated with the men shifting sandbags—turning the parados, or back of the trench into the new parapet, or front—that I got word that Hugh was dead.

From Men, Women and Guns by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)