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entrenchment

Translations

entrenchmentnoun
entrenchments
pl
tranchéeSens militaire.
The soldiers took cover in the entrenchment to avoid the incoming artillery.
Les soldats se sont abrités dans la tranchée pour éviter l’artillerie ennemie.
enracinementSens abstrait : fait de s’installer durablement et de devenir difficile à modifier.
The entrenchment of the company's policies made it difficult for new ideas to be implemented.
L’enracinement des politiques de l’entreprise a rendu difficile la mise en œuvre de nouvelles idées.
incisionSens géomorphologique.
Prolonged entrenchment of the river has carved a narrow gorge through the limestone.
L’incision prolongée de la rivière a creusé une gorge étroite dans le calcaire.
Additional translations
ancrageSens abstrait, plus neutre ou institutionnel.
creusementSens géomorphologique, plus descriptif.
Synonyms
rooting
insertion
fixation
embedding
establishment

Definitions

entrenchmentnoun
The act of establishing something in a strong, secure, or unchangeable position.
The entrenchment of the company's policies made it difficult for new ideas to be implemented.
A trench or system of trenches dug by troops to provide a place of shelter from enemy fire.
The soldiers took cover in the entrenchment to avoid the incoming artillery.
The process by which a river or stream cuts downward into its bed, deepening the channel and creating steep banks.
Prolonged entrenchment of the river has carved a narrow gorge through the limestone.
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