Trench
31trench — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, abri, abysm, abyss, abyssal zone, adit, air raid shelter, approach, approach trench, aqueduct, arroyo, barge in, bathyal zone, benthos, bomb shelter, bombproof, bore, bottom, bottom glade, bottom waters,… …
32trench — [[t]tre̱ntʃ[/t]] trenches 1) N COUNT A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water. 2) N COUNT: usu the N in pl, N n A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by… …
33trench — noun 1》 a long, narrow ditch. ↘a ditch of this type dug by troops to provide shelter from enemy fire. 2》 (also ocean trench) a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed, typically running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a… …
34trench — noun (C) 1 a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground: Plant your roses in a trench filled with manure. 2 a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers: the trenches of World War I 3 technical a long narrow valley in the …
35trench — UK [trentʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms trench : singular trench plural trenches 1) a long narrow open hole dug in the ground 2) a) a trench used by soldiers to protect themselves from enemy attack b) the trenches [plural] the system of… …
36trench — [[t]trɛntʃ[/t]] n. 1) for a long, narrow excavation in the ground dug by soldiers as a defense against enemy fire or attack 2) civ a deep furrow, ditch, or cut 3) oce a long, narrow depression in the deep sea floor, site of ocean deeps 4) for to… …
37trench — {{hw}}{{trench}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Impermeabile con cintura imitato da quello dell esercito inglese. ETIMOLOGIA: dall ingl. trench( coat) ‘cappotto (coat) da trincea (trench)’ …
38trench — [14] A trench is etymologically something ‘cut’ or ‘sliced’. The word was borrowed from Old French trenche ‘slice, cutting, ditch’, a derivative of trenchier ‘cut’ (from which English gets trenchant [14]). And this in turn went back to Latin… …
39trench — [14] A trench is etymologically something ‘cut’ or ‘sliced’. The word was borrowed from Old French trenche ‘slice, cutting, ditch’, a derivative of trenchier ‘cut’ (from which English gets trenchant [14]). And this in turn went back to Latin… …
40trench — (ingl. Trench Coat) Impermeable cruzado con presillas en los hombros a manera de charreteras, con sobreespalda para mayor protección de la lluvia, con cinturón. Inicialmente tuvo uso militar …
