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Definition of Intrenchment
1. Noun. An entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches.
Generic synonyms: Fortification, Munition
Specialized synonyms: Retrenchment
Terms within: Trench
Derivative terms: Entrench
Definition of Intrenchment
1. n. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
Definition of Intrenchment
1. Noun. (archaic spelling of entrenchment) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intrenchment
Literary usage of Intrenchment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore: During the by W. J. Shepherd (1879)
"Jervis, SC, Lieut., shot in the intrenchment Jones, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Johnston,
... 18th June Lindsay, L., Mrs., died in the intrenchment 17th June Lindsay, ..."
2. My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9 by Sir William Howard Russell (1860)
""Wheeler's intrenchment.—Windham's position.—The two parts of an Indian station.
... The intrenchment is used as a cloaca maxima by the natives, ..."
3. Christianizing the Social Order by Walter Rauschenbusch (1912)
"CHAPTER V THE LAST intrenchment OF AUTOCRACY "Tnis is the essence of Capitalism,
that two distinct social classes cooperate in the creation of goods; ..."
4. The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China by George Dodd (1859)
"There was but one well within the intrenchment ; and so hot was the fire from
without, that, to use the words of Mr Shepherd, ' it was as much as giving a ..."
5. Comenius and the Beginnings of Educational Reform by Will Seymour Monroe (1900)
"... intrenchment of humanism —Summary of the perma.nent reforms of Comenius —
Revived interest in his teachings — National Comenius pedagogical library at ..."
6. The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great by Oliver Goldsmith (1826)
"... sentinels, attacked the first intrenchment, and stormed it, after killing part
of those who defended it. Demosthenes, not satisfied with this advantage, ..."
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