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

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Example Sentences

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parados

The back of the trench is protected by a ridge of earth commonly known as a parados.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by John Hartman Morgan

Already the parados was lined with newly-made firing positions, that gave the sentry view of the German trench some forty or fifty yards in front.

From The Red Horizon by Patrick MacGill

"Forward!" rang the whistles, and, leaving the supports to consolidate, the leading battalions cleared the parados and pushed on.

From With Haig on the Somme by Archibald Webb

These consisted for the most part of two or more waterproof sheets laced together, and held in position across the trench, by stones placed on the ends on the parapet and parados.

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

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 James Norman Hall

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