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parados
CIDE DICTIONARY
parados, n. [F., fr. parer to defend + dos back, L. dorsum.].
An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse. Farrow. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parados, n. an elevation of earth behind a fortified place as a protection against attack from the rear, esp. a mound along the back of a trench.
Etymology
F (as PARA-(2), dos back f. L dorsum)
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