Definition of trench

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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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Intrenchant :: Intrenchant (a.) Not to be gashed or marked with furrows.
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions..
Furrow :: Furrow (n.) A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow..
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..
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A cook.
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..
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post..
Trencher-men :: Trencher-men (pl. ) of Trencher-ma.
Entrench :: Entrench (v. t.) See Intrench.
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use..
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..
Untrenched :: Untrenched (a.) Being without trenches; whole; intact.
Retrenched :: Retrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Retrenc.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like..
Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.
Razee :: Razee (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article..
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..
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