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parados [ˈpærəˌdɒs] n (Military / Fortifications) a bank behind a trench or other fortification, giving protection from being fired on from the rear [from French, from para-2 + dos back, from Latin dorsum; compare parasol, parapet] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At first they sought to discover his location in No Man's Land; but when an officer looking over the parapet through a periscope was struck full in the back of the head with a rifle bullet which passed through his skull and fell to the bottom of the trench they realized that it was beyond the parados rather than the parapet that they should search. |
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