Meaning of ENTRENCHMENT
Pronunciation: | | en'trenchmunt
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| Definition: | | [n] an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches |
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| Synonyms: | | intrenchment |
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| See Also: | | fortification, munition, retrenchment, trench | |
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| Related Terms: | | abri, approach trench, aqueduct, bunker, canal, canalization, channel, communication trench, confirmation, countermine, coupure, crimp, cut, deep-rootedness, deep-seatedness, dike, ditch, double sap, dugout, embedment, encroachment, entrance, establishment, fire trench, fixation, fixedness, fixity, fixture, flying sap, fortified tunnel, fosse, foxhole, gallery, goffer, gutter, ha-ha, impingement, implantation, imposition, incursion, infiltration, infixion, influx, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, inveteracy, irruption, kennel, mine, moat, obtrusion, parallel, pleat, sap, slit trench, stabilization, sunk fence, trench, trespass, trespassing, trough, tunnel, unlawful entry |
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