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trench

UK
/trɛnʧ/
US
/trɛnʧ/
trench coat
trench coats

Translations

trenchnoun
trenches
pl
UK
/trɛnʧ/
US
/trɛnʧ/
The gardener dug a small trench for the irrigation system.
Садовник вырыл небольшую канавку для системы орошения.
The soldiers dug a trench for protection.
Солдаты вырыли траншею для защиты.
The troops took cover in the trench during the battle.
Воины укрылись в окопе во время боя.
Additional translations
ров
жёлоб
Synonyms
ravine
excavation
cut
ditch
gorge
channel
depression
trenchverb
trenched
Past Simple
trenched
Past Participle
trenching
Gerund
UK
/trɛntʃ/
US
/trɛntʃ/
They decided to trench the garden to improve drainage.
Они решили рыть сад, чтобы улучшить дренаж.
The soldiers were ordered to trench the area for protection.
Солдатам было приказано окапывать территорию для защиты.
Synonyms
excavate
hollow out
cut
channel
dig
trenchadjective
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to trenches or trench warfare (e.g., trench coat, trench knife).

Definitions

trenchnoun
A long, narrow ditch dug in the ground, typically used for military defense or drainage.
The soldiers took cover in the trench during the battle.
A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed by tectonic activity.
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans.
The front-line position in warfare, or by extension any place of intense or demanding activity (often in plural the trenches).
After years in the trenches of local politics, she finally won a national seat.
trenchverb
To dig a long, narrow ditch.
The workers trenched the field to lay down the irrigation pipes.
To cut into or carve out a trench in something.
The soldiers trenched the hillside to create a defensive position.
To surround or fortify with trenches.
The army trenched the camp to protect it from enemy attacks.
To encroach or infringe, usually followed by on or upon.
The new regulations trench upon basic civil liberties.
trenchadjective
Relating to or designed for use in a trench or in trench warfare.
Soldiers were issued trench knives for close combat.
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