trench
Definition
- n. a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- n. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- n. any long ditch cut in the ground
- v. fortify by surrounding with trenches
Word forms
- Present participle
- trenching
- Past tense
- trenched
- Past participle
- trenched
- Third person singular
- trenches
Example sentences
n.
The soldiers took cover in the trench during the battle.
vt.
They will trench the area to install new pipes for the water supply.
vi.
We need to trench before the heavy rain starts.