Trench
21trench — /trɛntʃ / (say trench) noun 1. Fortifications a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from the enemy s fire, etc. 2. (plural) a system of such excavations, with their embankments,… …
22Trench — A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide (as opposed to a wider gully or ditch), and by being narrow compared to their length (as opposed to a simple hole). [… …
23trench — en·trench; en·trench·ment; re·trench; re·trench·ment; trench; trench·more; in·trench·ment; …
24trench — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trenche track cut through a wood, from Anglo French, act of cutting, ditch, from trencher, trenchier to cut, probably from Vulgar Latin *trinicare to cut in three, from Latin trini three each more at trine Date:… …
25trench — 1. noun /tɹɛntʃ/ a) A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground, especially in warfare. I was the first person in my high school to wear a trench and fedora constantly, and Ben was one of the first to wear a black trench. b) A pit, usually …
26Trench — Recorded as Trench, Trinch, Trinche, Trenche, and the occupational Trencher, this is an English surname but one of early French origins. Probably introduced into England at or just after the famous Conquest of 1066, it is locational from the… …
27trench — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow usu. deep depression or ditch. 2 Mil. a this dug by troops to stand in and be sheltered from enemy fire. b (in pl.) a defensive system of these. 3 a long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed. v. 1 tr. dig a trench or …
28trench — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, narrow, shallow ▪ muddy ▪ defensive ▪ enemy ▪ communication …
29trench — n. 1) to dig a trench 2) a slit trench 3) (misc.) in the trenches (during World War I) * * * [trentʃ] a slit trench to dig a trench (misc.) in the trenches (during World War I) …
30trench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ditch, fosse, dugout; furrow. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ditch, rut, hollow, gully, depression, gutter, tube, furrow, drainage canal, creek, moat, dike (British), drain, channel, main, gorge, gulch,… …
