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paradosnoun
An embankment built to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack.
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parados
A parodos (also parode and parodus; Ancient Greek: πάροδος, 'entrance', plural parodoi), in the theater of ancient Greece, is a side-entrance to the stage, or the first song that is sung by the chorus at the beginning of a Greek tragedy.
Webster Dictionary
Paradosnoun
an intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse
Etymology: [F., fr. parer to defend + dos back, L. dorsum.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Parados
par′a-dos, n. earthworks behind a fortified place, protecting against a rear attack.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
parados
An elevation of earth which is effected behind fortified places, to secure them from any sudden attack that may be made in reverse.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parados in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parados in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- paradosPortuguese
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