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para·dos (par′ə däs′)

noun

an embankment of earth along the back of a trench, as to protect against fire from the rear

Etymology: Fr < para-, para- + dos < L dorsum, back

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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