parados
/ˈpɛrəˌdɑs/
noun
- A bank of earth or a wall built behind a military trench or fortification to protect soldiers from attacks coming from the rear.
- The old fort still has a crumbling parados that once protected the garrison.
- During the siege, the parados prevented shrapnel from hitting the troops from the rear.
- The soldiers quickly constructed a parados to shield themselves from enemy fire behind the trench.