trench
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Is trench a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (military) A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.Examples: "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."
2. (archaeology) A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
3. (informal) A trench coat.Examples: "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."informal
verb (English)
1. (usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.Examples: "Shee is the Judge, Thou Executioner, Or if thou needs would'st trench upon her power, Thou mightst have yet enjoy'd thy crueltie, With some more thrift, and more varietie."; "Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge to itself a boundless attribute, were to trench upon the prerogative of the divine nature?"; "He could make what laws he pleased, as long as those laws did not trench upon property rights."usually
2. (military, infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.Examples: "No more shall trenching war channel her fields."; "Advanc'd upon the field there stood a mound Of earth congested, wall'd , and trench'd around"
3. (archaeology) To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
Definition source: Wiktionary