parados
noun
para·dos
ˈparəˌdäs,
-dōs,
-dō
plural parados
-dōz
or paradoses -däsə̇z,
-dōsə̇z
: a bank of earth behind a fortification trench compare parapet sense 1
Word History
Etymology
French, from para- (as in parasol) + dos back, from Latin dorsum