trench

trench  (trnch)

n.

1. A deep furrow or ditch.

2. A long narrow ditch embanked with its own soil and used for concealment and protection in warfare.

3. A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor.

v. trenched, trench·ing, trench·es

v.tr.

1. To cut a trench in.

2. To fortify with trenches.

3. To place in a trench.

4. To make a cut in; carve.

v.intr.

1. To dig trenches or a trench.

2. To verge or encroach. Often used with on or upon.

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[Middle English trenche, from Old French, from trenchier, to cut, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trincre, variant of Latin truncre, from truncus, trunk; see ter-² in Indo-European roots.]

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trench

Noun

1. a long narrow ditch in the ground, such as one for laying a pipe in

2. a long deep ditch used by soldiers for protection in a war: my grandfather fought in the trenches in the First World War

Adjective

of or involving military trenches: trench warfare [Old French trenche something cut]

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trench  (trnch)

A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor. Trenches form when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a subduction zone. The Marianas Trench, located in the western Pacific east of the Philippines, is the deepest known trench (10,924 m or 35,831 ft) and the deepest area in the ocean.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth approach trench, communication trench - a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earth entrenchment, intrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches fire trench - a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire fosse, moat - ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water slit trench - narrow trench for shelter in battle
	2.	trench - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor oceanic abyss, deep natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
	3.	trench - any long ditch cut in the ground ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earth furrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Verb	1.	trench - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" impinge, encroach, entrench take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
	2.	trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp" fort, fortify - enclose by or as if by a fortification
	3.	trench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	4.	trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	5.	trench - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" ditch hollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
	6.	trench - dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

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trench

noun ditch, cut, channel, drain, pit, waterway, gutter, trough, furrow, excavation, earthwork, fosse, entrenchment

Translations

trench [trɛntʃ] n → zanja;

(MIL) → trinchera

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trench [trɛntʃ] n → tranchée f

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trench [trɛntʃ] n → Graben m

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trench [trɛntʃ] n → trincea