parados

[ par-uh-dos ]

/ ˈpær əˌdɒs /

noun Fortification.

a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.

Origin of parados

From French, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at para-², reredos

Words nearby parados

Paradise Valley, paradisiacal, Paradiso, paradoctor, parador, parados, paradox, paradoxical, paradoxical contraction, paradoxical diaphragm phenomenon, paradoxical embolism

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Example sentences from the Web for parados

A parapet on the rear side (parados), to shield the defenders from the back-blast of shell which burst beyond the trench.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
One party worked along Jones Street towards the right, some moving in the trench, some along the parados.
The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)|Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell
Miraculously untouched, he slid over the parados and lay, sweating with fright, in the watery furrow of a turnip field.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 24, 1917|Various
Later in the day this gallant soldier was killed whilst bombing a counter-attack from the parados of our trench.
The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion)|Various

I leant back from the banquette across the narrow trench and rested my head on the parados.
The Red Horizon|Patrick MacGill

British Dictionary definitions for parados

parados

/ (ˈpærəˌdɒs) /

noun

a bank behind a trench or other fortification, giving protection from being fired on from the rear

Word Origin for parados

C19: from French, from para- ² + dos back, from Latin dorsum; compare parasol, parapet

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单词	parados
释义	parados [ par-uh-dos ] / ˈpær əˌdɒs / noun Fortification. a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear. Origin of parados From French, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at para-², reredos Words nearby parados Paradise Valley, paradisiacal, Paradiso, paradoctor, parador, parados, paradox, paradoxical, paradoxical contraction, paradoxical diaphragm phenomenon, paradoxical embolism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parados A parapet on the rear side (parados), to shield the defenders from the back-blast of shell which burst beyond the trench. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various One party worked along Jones Street towards the right, some moving in the trench, some along the parados. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)\|Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell Miraculously untouched, he slid over the parados and lay, sweating with fright, in the watery furrow of a turnip field. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 24, 1917\|Various Later in the day this gallant soldier was killed whilst bombing a counter-attack from the parados of our trench. The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion)\|Various I leant back from the banquette across the narrow trench and rested my head on the parados. The Red Horizon\|Patrick MacGill British Dictionary definitions for parados parados / (ˈpærəˌdɒs) / noun a bank behind a trench or other fortification, giving protection from being fired on from the rear Word Origin for parados C19: from French, from para- ² + dos back, from Latin dorsum; compare parasol, parapet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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