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trenching
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/ˈtrɛntʃɪŋ/
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/ˈtrɛntʃɪŋ/
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trenching
noun
trenchings
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траншея
The workers were busy with the trenching for the new pipeline.
Рабочие были заняты рытьем траншеи для нового трубопровода.
Additional translations
рытьё
канавокопание
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The act or process of digging trenches, especially for military or construction purposes.
The trenching for the new pipeline began early in the morning.
A long, narrow ditch created by the process of trenching.
The trenching in the field was filled with water after the heavy rain.
Synonyms
excavation
burrowing
ditching
channeling
digging
trenching
adjective
more trenching
Comp.
most trenching
Super.
UK
/ˈtrɛn.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈtrɛn.tʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g. "trenching machine"
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Relating to or used for the digging of trenches.
The crew rented a trenching excavator for the project.
trench
verb
trenching
Gerund
trenched
Past Simple
trenched
Past Participle
trenching
Gerund
UK
/trɛntʃ/
US
/trɛntʃ/
Translations
рыть
They decided to trench the garden to improve drainage.
Они решили рыть сад, чтобы улучшить дренаж.
окапывать
The soldiers were ordered to trench the area for protection.
Солдатам было приказано окапывать территорию для защиты.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
excavate
hollow out
cut
channel
dig
trench
noun
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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.
trench
adjective
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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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