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- Dictionarytrench/trɛn(t)ʃ/
noun
- 1. a long, narrow ditch: "dig a trench around the perimeter of the fire"
- 2. a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone: "the Marianas Trench"
verb
- 1. dig a trench or trenches in (the ground): "she trenched the terrace to a depth of 6 feet"
- 2. border closely on; encroach on: archaic "this would surely trench very far on the dignity and liberty of citizens"
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TRENCH definition: 1. a narrow hole that is dug into the ground: 2. a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place…. Learn more.
How to use trench in a sentence. a long cut in the ground : ditch; especially : one used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front… See the full definition
Trench definition: a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.. See examples of TRENCH used in a sentence.
a narrow hole that is dug into the ground: A workman was killed when the sides of the trench he was working in collapsed. [ C usually plural ] a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place from which they can attack the enemy while being hidden: the trenches of the First World War. trench warfare. Compare. foxhole.
Definition of trench noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A trench is a deep and narrow hole, or ditch, in the ground, like the kind soldiers on frontlines might dig to give themselves shelter from the enemy. A natural trench may also be a deep hole on the bottom of the ocean.
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 .
1. a long, narrow excavation in the ground dug by soldiers as a defense against enemy fire or attack. 2. a deep furrow, ditch, or cut. 3. a long, narrow depression in the deep-sea floor, site of ocean deeps. v.t. 4. to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench. 5. to cut a trench in. 6. to set or place in a trench.
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. trenches. A deep furrow or ditch. American Heritage. A deep furrow in the ground, ocean floor, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A long, narrow ditch dug by soldiers for cover and concealment, with the removed earth heaped up in front. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Trench definition: . See examples of TRENCH used in a sentence.
