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Retirade :: Retirade (n.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle..

Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.

Cremaillere :: Cremaillere (n.) An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.

Retrenched :: Retrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Retrenc.

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..

Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To trench; to drain.

Moat :: Moat (n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch..

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..

Bate :: Bate (v. i.) To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed..

Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A table companion; a trencher mate.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

Approach :: Approach (v. i.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post..

Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.

Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..

Retrenching :: Retrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrenc.

Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.

Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches..

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..

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.

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