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entrenchment

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en·trench  (n-trnch) also in·trench (n-)
v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es
v.tr.
1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
2. To fix firmly or securely: "Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population" Peter T. Kilborn.
v.intr.
1. To dig or occupy a trench.
2. To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
en·trenchment n.
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Noun1.entrenchmententrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
intrenchment
fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
retrenchment - entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
trench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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Just behind it they came upon some dozens of soldiers, continually replaced by others, who ran from the entrenchment.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The quarters of Monsieur were at Dompierre; the quarters of the king were sometimes at Estree, sometimes at Jarrie; the cardinal's quarters were upon the downs, at the bridge of La Pierre, in a simple house without any entrenchment.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Caesar, of course, had a little place at Walton - a camp, or an entrenchment, or something of that sort.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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