| trench | dig a deep ditch, fortify with trenches, entrench | en | (fiil) | en |
| trench | ditch, canal | en | (isim) | en |
| trench | To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like | en | en |
| trench | To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench | en | en |
| trench | To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it | en | en |
| trench | 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 | en | en |
| trench | To encroach; to intrench | en | en |
| trench | To have direction; to aim or tend | en | en |
| trench | A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land | en | en |
| trench | An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like | en | en |
| trench | An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place | en | en |
| trench | The term includes the parallels and the approaches | en | en |
| trench | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth any long ditch cut in the ground a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | en | en |
| trench | cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" | en | en |
| trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" | en | en |
| trench | cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone" | en | en |
| trench | fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp | en | en |
| trench | A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water | en | en |
| trench | A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches. We fought with them in the trenches. trench warfare. deep sea trench oceanic trench Mariana Trench trench warfare | en | en |
| trench | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth | en | en |
| trench | a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor | en | en |
| trench | any long ditch cut in the ground | en | en |
| trench | impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" | en | en |
| trench | fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp" | en | en |
| trench | dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | en | en |
| trench | a narrow, elongate depression of the deep-sea floor, having steep sides and oriented parallel to the trend of an adjacent continent It lies between the continental margin and the abyssal plain Usually it forms the surficial trace of a subduction zone | en | en |
| trench | a long, narrow, steep-walled, often arcuate depression in the ocean floor, much deeper than the adjacent ocean and associated with a subduction zone | en | en |
| trench | (Trench excavation): means a narrow excavation (in relation to its length) made below the surface of the ground In general, the depth is greater than the width, but the width of a trench (measured at the bottom) is not greater than 15 feet (4 6 m) If forms or other structures are installed or constructed in an excavation so as to reduce the dimension measured from the forms or structure to the side of the excavation to 15 feet (4 6m) or less (measured at the bottom of the excavation), the excavation is also considered to be a trench | en | en |
| trench | n an elongated narrow depression, with stepply sloping borders located where oceanic and continental plates (or island chains) converge, the continental side rises higher than the oceanic side; location of subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate | en | en |
| trench | A channel or housing, called a 'dado' | en | en |
| trench | Coat of military origin, rainproof, buttoned and tied with belt usually of same fabric The coat has many details with pockets, flaps and sometimes epaulettes examples | en | en |
| trench | The horizontal metal line patterns through which electrons cross within an integrated circuit | en | en |
| trench | A long, narrow excavation dug through overburden, or blasted out of rock, to expose a vein or ore structure | en | en |
| trench | A long narrow submarine DEPRESSION with relatively steep sides | en | en |
| trench | a long, narrow valley created where one plate pushes beneath another at convergent boundaries or subduction zones The deepest part of the ocean; the Marianas Trench is the deepest trench in the ocean | en | en |
| trench | a ditch protected by a bank of earth used to shelter soldiers | en | en |
| trench | Hole dug in the ground 2 metres deep used to move supplies and protect troops from enemy bullets The trench system stretched some 600 miles across France and Belgium | en | en |
| trench | a dug-out ditch | en | en |
n,v:trenched / trenches trenching Etymology :Middle English trenche track cut through a wood, from Middle French, act of cutting, from trenchier to cut, probably from Vulgar Latin trinicare to cut in three, from Latin trini three each; more at TRINE. Pronunciation :'trench. Function :noun. Date :15th century.
