Par`a·dos noun ; plural Paradoses . [ French, from parer to defend + dos back, Latin dorsum .] (Fort.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse. Farrow. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/18
in ancient Greek, a 'side entrance'; the first entrance of the chorus and the side entrance by which the chorus enters. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10135