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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
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.
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 .
noun. /trentʃ/ a long, deep hole dug in the ground, for example for carrying away water. Workmen were digging a trench beside the road. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn 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.
Oct 7, 2023 · trench noun. Meaning & use. I. A path or (usually) ditch cut into or through something, and related senses. I.1. c1405–1785. † A path or track cut through a wood or forest. Obsolete. c1405 (c1395) In a trench [c1410 Cambridge MS. Dd.4.24 trenche] forth in the park goth she. G. Chaucer, Squire's Tale (Hengwrt MS.) (2003) l. 384. a1450 (?c1421)
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.
TRENCH definition: a long, narrow hole dug into the ground. Learn more.
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 battlegrounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches .
