26984 words

trench

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a narrow hole that is dug into the ground:

Examples:

A workman was killed when the sides of the trench he was working in collapsed.
2
a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place from which they can attack the enemy while being hidden:

Examples:

the trenches of the First World War
trench warfare
3
a narrow channel dug into the ground:

Examples:

I dug a trench around the tent to keep rain water from getting in.
4
A trench is also a long, deep valley at the bottom of an ocean.

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