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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