📖 Definitions of "Trench"
noun
- 1
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
- 2
A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
- 3
A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- 4
A trench coat.
verb
- 1
(usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
- 2
(infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
- 3
To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
- 4
To have direction; to aim or tend.
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