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noun
The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A fortification constructed of trenches
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intrenchment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fortification, munition
Narrower terms: retrenchment
History
Etymology tree English entrench Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrenchment From entrench + -ment.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
