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Meaning of entrenching tool | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat.

Equivalents

Deutsch Klappspaten

Русский сапёрная лопа́тка

Examples

“In between rounds, he dug a scrape for himself with his entrenching tool.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Entrenchment Entrenchments entrepas entreporneur entrepôt entreprenerd