Definition of parados in English:

parados

noun ˈparədɒsˈpɛrəˌdɑs

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.
（防御工事的）背墙（尤指战壕后的土垛）
Example sentencesExamples
- Behind him on the other side of the trench, was a similar berm called the parados.
- The parados, to the rear, was a gently sloping ridge of debris left over from the digging of the trench.
- In five minutes, the lot of them have successfully navigated our position and are fully packed together in the immediate front of us, their heads disappeared beneath the level of the first trench's parados.
- They call it ‘digging’ whether we do it with a spade in the dirt or when we mount stones with our hands to fix the parados and the parapet.
Synonyms
slope, rise, incline, gradient, ramp, acclivity, tump

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from para- 'protection against' + dos 'back' (from Latin dorsum).

Definition of parados in US English:

parados

nounˈperəˌdäsˈpɛrəˌdɑs

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.
（防御工事的）背墙（尤指战壕后的土垛）
Example sentencesExamples
- The parados, to the rear, was a gently sloping ridge of debris left over from the digging of the trench.
- They call it ‘digging’ whether we do it with a spade in the dirt or when we mount stones with our hands to fix the parados and the parapet.
- Behind him on the other side of the trench, was a similar berm called the parados.
- In five minutes, the lot of them have successfully navigated our position and are fully packed together in the immediate front of us, their heads disappeared beneath the level of the first trench's parados.
Synonyms
slope, rise, incline, gradient, ramp, acclivity, tump

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from para- ‘protection against’ + dos ‘back’ (from Latin dorsum).

单词	parados
释义	Definition of parados in English: parados noun ˈparədɒsˈpɛrəˌdɑs 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. （防御工事的）背墙（尤指战壕后的土垛） Example sentencesExamples Behind him on the other side of the trench, was a similar berm called the parados. The parados, to the rear, was a gently sloping ridge of debris left over from the digging of the trench. In five minutes, the lot of them have successfully navigated our position and are fully packed together in the immediate front of us, their heads disappeared beneath the level of the first trench's parados. They call it ‘digging’ whether we do it with a spade in the dirt or when we mount stones with our hands to fix the parados and the parapet. Synonyms slope, rise, incline, gradient, ramp, acclivity, tump Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from para- 'protection against' + dos 'back' (from Latin dorsum). Definition of parados in US English: parados nounˈperəˌdäsˈpɛrəˌdɑs 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. （防御工事的）背墙（尤指战壕后的土垛） Example sentencesExamples The parados, to the rear, was a gently sloping ridge of debris left over from the digging of the trench. They call it ‘digging’ whether we do it with a spade in the dirt or when we mount stones with our hands to fix the parados and the parapet. Behind him on the other side of the trench, was a similar berm called the parados. In five minutes, the lot of them have successfully navigated our position and are fully packed together in the immediate front of us, their heads disappeared beneath the level of the first trench's parados. Synonyms slope, rise, incline, gradient, ramp, acclivity, tump Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from para- ‘protection against’ + dos ‘back’ (from Latin dorsum).
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