ˈparəˌdäs, -dōs, -dō noun
( plural parados -dōz ; or paradoses -däsə̇z, -dōsə̇z)
Etymology: French, from para- (as in parasol ) + dos back, from Latin dorsum — more at parasol
: a bank of earth behind a fortification trench — compare parapet 1
ˈparəˌdäs, -dōs, -dō noun
( plural parados -dōz ; or paradoses -däsə̇z, -dōsə̇z)
Etymology: French, from para- (as in parasol ) + dos back, from Latin dorsum — more at parasol
: a bank of earth behind a fortification trench — compare parapet 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012