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 Scott, Frederick George

"Vive la patrie!" bellowed Corporal Puzzeau, and the men who had recoiled, took up the shout and scaled the wall of the parados again.

From With Haig on the Somme by Webb, Archibald

At every turn where the parados opened to the rear they stared you in the face, the damp, clammy, black mounds of clay with white crosses over them.

From The Red Horizon by MacGill, Patrick

They halted on the parados, saluting as they came up, and, still standing up, awaited orders, seemingly indifferent to the excellent target which they presented.

From On the right of the British line by Nobbs, Gilbert

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 MacGill, Patrick