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Trenching :: Trenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trenc.

Intrenched :: Intrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Intrenc.

Trench-plow :: Trench-plow (v. t.) Alt. of Trench-ploug.

Trenchantly :: Trenchantly (adv.) In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely..

Sap :: Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..

Untrenched :: Untrenched (a.) Being without trenches; whole; intact.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..

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..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like..

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..

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

Trenchmore :: Trenchmore (v. i.) To dance the trenchmore.

Ditch :: Ditch (n.) A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse..

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..

Contravallation :: Contravallation (n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..

Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..

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..

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

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..

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