Parados

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Not to be confused with parodos.
File:Military trench schematic, showing parapet, parados etc.jpg
Military trench schematic, showing parados

A parados is a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from attack from the rear or from enfiladement.[1]

File:Parados function in defilading an fortification from an enemy in a commanding position.jpg
Parados defilading a fortification

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