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Meaning
Noun
●
A long,
narrow
ditch
or
hole
dug in
the ground.
●
In Military:
A
narrow
excavation
as used in
warfare
, as a
cover
for
besieging
or
emplaced
forces.
●
In Archaeology:
A
pit
, usually
rectangular
with
smooth
walls
and
floor
,
excavated
during an
archaeological
investigation.
●
A
trench
coat.
Verb
●
To
invade
, especially
with regard to
the
rights
or the exclusive
authority
of another; to encroach.
●
In Military:
To
excavate
an
elongated
pit
for
protection
of
soldiers
and or
equipment
, usually
perpendicular
to the
line of sight
toward the enemy.
●
In Archaeology:
To
excavate
an
elongated
and often
narrow
pit.
●
To have
direction
; to
aim
or tend.
●
To
cut
; to form or
shape
by
cutting
; to make by
incision
,
hewing
, etc.
●
To
cut
furrows
or
ditches
in.
●
To
dig
or
cultivate
very
deeply
, usually by
digging
parallel
contiguous
trenches
in
succession
,
filling
each from the next.
Name
●
A
suburb
of Telford, Telford and Wrekin
borough
, Shropshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SJ6912).
●
A
habitational
surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
trench
English
trenchier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Tunnel
Pipe
Bunker
Hole
Pit
Excavation
Embankment
Canal
Cave
Tank
Crater
Manhole
Cavity
Basin
Mud
Culvert
Ditch
Crevasse
Ground
Tent
Pile
Borehole
Chimney
Pond
Shallow
Slab
Wall
Canyon
Ravine
Reservoir
River
Quarry
Cavern
Mound
Basement
Dam
Roof
Bridge
Ditches
Dome
Ridge
Valley
Volcano
Vessel
Desert
Floor
Gutter
Fort
Mortar
Lake
Sand
Sewer
Sump Pit
Retaining Wall
Rain Gutter
Mash Tun
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Rhymes
Dench
Bench
Wench
Tench
Drench
Wrench
Trench
French
Bentsh
Clench
French
Stench
Mensch
Quench
Entrench
Unclench
Retrench
Dog Bone Wrench
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