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trench

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noun

ˈtrench How to pronounce trench (audio)
1
a
: a long cut in the ground : ditch
especially : one used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front
b
trenches plural : a place, position, or level at which an activity is carried on in a manner likened to trench warfare
—often used in the phrase in the trenches
activists working in the trenches
2
: a long, narrow, and usually steep-sided depression in the ocean floor compare trough
3
: trench coat

trench

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verb

trenched; trenching; trenches

transitive verb

1
: to make a cut in : carve
2
a
: to protect with or as if with a trench
b
: to cut a trench in : ditch

intransitive verb

1
a
: entrench, encroach
trenching on other domains which were more vital Sir Winston Churchill
b
: to come close : verge
2
: to dig a trench

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The project, which started in May, has required digging a trench along, and sometimes through, the westbound lane between the winter gate and the fee station. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 In Spain, shocking video emerged this week of a man in the northwestern town of Tábara forced to jump from an excavator after trying to dig a trench to safeguard his town from a wildfire. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 July 2022 Now, reports the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian defense unit discovered something unexpected while digging a trench in Odessa: ancient amphorae. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2022 Isn’t that just digging a trench around the perimeter of your planting bed? Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2022 The 55-year-old worker was helping dig a trench for a septic system in a residential backyard in Mount Laurel just before 11:30 a.m. when dirt being removed by an excavator hit him in the head, Mount Laurel Fire Department said. Fox News, 28 Apr. 2022 Simply dig a six-inch trench and lay the crowns at the bottom. Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022 Public works crews have used a backhoe to dig a trench so fireboats can get in, Giuliani said. Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022 Dig a trench, as described above, then lay in 4-inch-diameter black plastic pipe. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2021
Verb
For example, the opening look anchored a beige suit and trench with a colossal pink gradient scarf and a bright orange fuzzy clutch. Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Although a few big names still remain on the board, the time has come for teams to re-trench, re-assess and figure out if any of the players left can fill some of their needs. J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 For those not in the know, a hazel hoe is used to trench and clear the area, while a sawyer is a person trained to down limbs and trees during wildfires. Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 16 Sep. 2020 In the first part, the park district will trench along the edge of the trail and add a fabric barrier system to ensure tree roots don’t impact the trail, a news release said. chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020 The institute studied five non-mechanized methods for growing potatoes – trenching, newspaper mulch, potato tower, container bag and straw mulch – and Johnson wrote about the research for Mother Earth News. Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2020 The elocution is a vocal step away from the original literary character, Victorian English Doctor John Dolittle, originally concocted by author Hugh Lofting while serving in the World War I trenches with the British army. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020 And yet, canonically speaking, there are still multiple Death Star trenches. James Hibberd, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2019 Haphazardly established in the 1960s, the massive garbage pile was never trenched or lined, and no one knows what might be leaking from the dump into the ground. New York Times, 18 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English trenche track cut through a wood, from Anglo-French, act of cutting, ditch, from trencher, trenchier to cut, probably from Vulgar Latin *trinicare to cut in three, from Latin trini three each — more at trine

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trench was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing trench

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