Word: Trench
How to pronounce: trenʧ
Noun
Definitions:
1. A long, narrow ditch.
Example sentences: "Although the analyses were undertaken in trenches parallel to the detrital-authigenic boundary, no decrease in ages was detected within the overgrowth."
Verb
Definitions:
1. Dig a trench or trenches in (the ground)
Example sentences: "She trenched the terrace to a depth of 6 feet"
2. Border closely on; encroach on.
Example sentences: "This would surely trench very far on the dignity and liberty of citizens"
Synonyms:
foxhole
ditch
trough
gutter
fosse
dike
moat
groove
pit
foundation ditch
Derivations:
trenching
trencher
trenched
trenchant
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Trench in Other Languages...
Spanish: Zanja
German: Graben
French: Tranchée
Italian: Trincea
Turkish: Siper
