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11trench — 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… …
12trench — 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 …
13To trench at — Trench Trench, v. i. 1. To encroach; to intrench. [1913 Webster] Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge to itself a boundless attribute, were to trench upon the prerogative of the divine nature? I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To have… …
14trench on/upon — archaic border closely on; encroach upon. → trench …
15trench — n 1. excavation, cut, ditch, furrow, ridge, sulcation; fosse, moat, dike; passage, duct, course, conduit, adit; sewer, trough, gutter, channel, canal, groove, Brit. kennel, watercourse. 2. fortification, defense, shelter, abri, outwork, hole;… …
16Battle of the Trench — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Trench partof=the Muslim Quraysh Wars caption= date= March and April 627 CE place= North of Medina result=Failure of siege combatant1=Inhabitants of Medina (Muslims and others), including:… …
17Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… …
18Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9. Earl of Clancarty — Nicholas Power Richard Le Poer Trench, 9. Earl of Clancarty, 8. Marquess of Heusden (* 1. Mai 1952) ist ein britischer Politiker und Peer in der Peerage of Ireland. Er ist einer der gewählten Hereditary Peers, die als Crossbencher im House of… …
19Melesina Trench — (née Chenevix) (March 22, 1768 May 27, 1827) was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. Melesina Chenevix was born in Dublin, daughter of Philip Chenevix and Mary Elizabeth Gervais. She was orphaned before her fourth birthday and brought up by her… …
20Rubble trench foundation — The rubble trench foundation, a construction approach popularized by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is a type of foundation that uses loose stone or rubble to minimize the use of concrete and improve drainage. It is considered more environmentally …
