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    parados
    /ˈparədɒs/

    noun

    • 1. an elevation of earth behind a fortified place as a protection against attack from the rear, especially a mound along the back of a trench.

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  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › paradosPARADOS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Parados definition: a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.. See examples of PARADOS used in a sentence.

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  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARADOS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  5. study.com › academy › lessonParados in Greek Theatre | Definition, Function & Example

    Nov 21, 2023 · The Greek theater definition of parados is the first ode, or song, sung by the Chorus as it enters the stage. The parados follows the first section of the play, the prologue.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › paradosparados - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from French parados; in turn the French derived from Italian para, defence, cognate with English parry, plus French dos cognate with Latin dorsum: the back, i.e. the dorsal aspect. Parados is unrelated to parodoseither in etymology or in meaning.

    Pronunciation

    1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹədɒs/

    Noun

    parados (plural parados or paradoses) 1. (military) Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from a commanding height, or fire from flanking positions. In common English usage since World War II, the term "parados", particularly in trench warfare, has largely been discarded in favour of "rear parapet", which, etymologically speaking, is a contradiction in terms. In some contexts the term "rear traver...

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    Adjective

    parados 1. masculine plural of parado

    Participle

    parados m pl 1. masculine plural of parado

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from French parados.

    Noun

    parados n (plural paradosuri) 1. parados

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  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paradosParados Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Parados is a noun that means a bank of earth behind a fortification trench. Learn its etymology, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › paradosParados - definition of parados by The Free Dictionary

    Parados is a noun that means a bank behind a trench or other fortification, giving protection from being fired on from the rear. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, and translation from French and Latin.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ParadosParados - Wikipedia

    A parados is a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from attack from the rear or from enfiladement. [1] Parados defilading a fortification