Trench
Definitions
- A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
- A suburb of Telford, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6912).
- A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
- A habitational surname.
- A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- A trench coat.
Equivalents
58 more languages
Afrikaansloopgraaf
Azərbaycan dilixəndək
Беларускаяроў
Българскии́зкоп
བོད་སྐད།ས་ཤུར
Catalàtrinxera
Cymraegffos
Danskgrøft
Eestikaevik
Euskaralubaki
Gaeilgedíog
Қазақ тіліжертаса
ភាសាខ្មែរប្រឡាយ
Te Reo Māoriawarua
मराठीखंदक
Bahasa Melayuparit
සිංහලඅගල
Slovenčinapriekopa
Slovenščinajarek
Shqiphendek
తెలుగుకందకము
Tagalogtrintsera
ئۇيغۇرچەخەندەك
Examples
“The trenches for installing the underground cables were dug with a trencher.”
“The milling action of the bucket line enables the trencher to cut⟳ through difficult materials, such as stone rubble and brick filling, and to leave⟳ a good trench with clean⟳ side walls.”
“Figure⟳ 114 shows how pegs driven into the bottom of a foundation trench to establish⟳ a horizontal level for the concreter to work⟳ to, can be levelled with a boning rod held upright on the pages at either end⟳ of the trench.”
“The soldiers in the trenches rely⟳ on logistical support⟳.”
“Following in the tank's wake⟳, the cameliers reached the first line of Turkish trenches, where they confronted a handful of Ottoman soldiers too wounded to retreat.”
“I was the first person in my high school to wear⟳ a trench and fedora constantly, and Ben was one of the first to wear⟳ a black trench.”
“A classic trench can work⟳ in any kind of weather and goes well with almost anything.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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