HyperDic: intrenchment

English > 1 sense of the word intrenchment:
NOUNartifactintrenchment, entrenchmentan entrenched fortification
English > intrenchment: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches.
Synonymentrenchment
PartstrenchA ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
Narrowerretrenchmententrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
Broaderfortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
Spanishatrincheramiento, trinchera

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