Definition of trench

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Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..

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Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing..
Retrenching :: Retrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrenc.
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe..
Plough :: Plough (v. t.) To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field..
Work :: Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..
Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..
Vallation :: Vallation (n.) A rampart or intrenchment.
Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To have direction; to aim or tend.
Pioneer :: Pioneer (n.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances..
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next; as, to trench a garden for certain crops..
Blindage :: Blindage (n.) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework..
Return :: Return (n.) The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
Trench-plow :: Trench-plow (v. t.) Alt. of Trench-ploug.
Trenched :: Trenched (imp. & p. p.) of Trenc.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use..
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A table companion; a trencher mate.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches..
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