Parados From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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] Parados defilading a fortification Military trench schematic, showing parados References [1]"parados". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.) External links Look up parados in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This military base or fortification article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles