The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PARADOS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1960.
Embankment at back edge of a trench crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARADOS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Embankment at back edge of a trench
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hem
- hemming
- hrm
- revetment
- reverse
- traverse
- escarpment
- scarp
- filling
- bunker
- escarp
- filk
Crossword Answer definitions
PARADOS noun- Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from a commanding height, or fire from flanking positions. In common English usage since World War II, the term "parados", particularly in trench warfare, has largely been discarded in favour of "rear parapet", which, etymologically speaking, is a contradiction in terms. In some contexts the term "rear traverse" is preferred, but no usage is exclusive. In fortifications that were enfiladed by enemy in positions commanding the fort, an internal parados could defilade the enemy, serving as physical protection and blindage. Usages of the term have varied inconsistently according to times and sources. Some sources use parados as a synonym for a traverse; some other sources represent parados as a special class of traverse and not necessarily at the back of any particular position. In trench warfare parados referred to a bank of earth or similar material behind the rear of the trench, opposite the parapet, affording protection from explosions and fragments when shells or bombs overshot the trench.
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