2syllables
trenches
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Definitions oftrenches
1noun
- A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
- A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
- A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- A trench coat.
1verb
- (usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
- (infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
- To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
- To have direction; to aim or tend.
- To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
- To cut furrows or ditches in.
Example: "to trench land for the purpose of draining it"
- To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.
Example: "to trench a garden for certain crops"
1noun
- The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman.
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