| NOUN | artifact | intrenchment, entrenchment | an entrenched fortification |
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| Meaning | An entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches. | |
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| Synonym | entrenchment | |
| Parts | trench | A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth |
| Narrower | retrenchment | entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense |
| Broader | fortification, munition | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
| Spanish | atrincheramiento, trinchera | |
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