parados

noun

para·​dos

ˈparəˌdäs,

-dōs,

-dō

plural parados

-dōz

or paradoses

-däsə̇z,

-dōsə̇z

: a bank of earth behind a fortification trench compare parapet sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French, from para- (as in parasol) + dos back, from Latin dorsum

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