Lexic.us

Definition of Trench

1. Verb. Impinge or infringe upon. "This matter entrenches on other domains"

2. Noun. A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth.

3. Verb. Fortify by surrounding with trenches. "He trenched his military camp"

4. Noun. A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.

5. Verb. Cut or carve deeply into. "Letters trenched into the stone"

6. Noun. Any long ditch cut in the ground.

7. Verb. Set, plant, or bury in a trench. "Trench the vegetables"

8. Verb. Cut a trench in, as for drainage. "Trench the fields"

9. Verb. Dig a trench or trenches. "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

Definition of Trench

1. v. t. To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.

2. v. i. To encroach; to intrench.

3. n. A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land.

Definition of Trench

1. Noun. A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground, especially in warfare. ¹

2. Noun. (archaeology) A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) A trench coat. ¹

4. Verb. (usually followed by (term upon)) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another. ¹

5. Verb. (military infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy. ¹

6. Verb. (archaeology) To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trench

1. to dig a long, narrow excavation in the ground [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Trench

1. 1. A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land. 2. An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like. "In a trench, forth in the park, goeth she." (Chaucer) 3. An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches. To open the trenches, an elevation constructed (by a besieger) of gabions, fascines, earth, and the like, about half way up the glacis, in order to discover and enfilade the covered way. Trench plow, or Trench plough, a kind of plow for opening land to a greater depth than that of common furrows. Origin: OE. Trenche, F. Tranchee. See Trench. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trench

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Literary usage of Trench

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"133; Letters and Memorials of Richard Chenevix trench [av] ; Burke's Peerage, ... trench took an active part in the promotion of it, and in the selection of ..."

2. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"trench FEVER trench fever is a specific infection due to a filterable virus ... trench fever is never fatal, and complete recovery usually takes place. ..."

3. Annual Report by Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, Massachusetts (1897)
"trench and Tunnel. 4 Feet 3 Inches by 4 i'eet 4 Inches Sewer. ... 172.00 Average depth of trench excavation to bottom of concrete (feet), . ..."

4. A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors by Samuel Austin Allibone (1882)
"RICH Ann. trench, Hon. and Most Reverend Power Le Poer, last Archbishop of ... Í. The Remains of the Late Mrs. Richard trench ; being Selections from her ..."

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