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trenches

NOUN

ditch, channel dug in earth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dike foxhole gorge gully moat pit trough waterway

STRONG

arroyo canal cut depression drain drill dugout earthwork entrenchment excavation fosse furrow gulch gutter hollow main rut sink tube

Example Sentences

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Trenches and fences will compose the barrier, patrolled by military personnel.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Trenches were oversized; button-down cotton shirts were layered one over the other; trousers featured deep cuffs, while jacket shoulders were slightly enlarged.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

With Gaga, he said this week on “The Trenches Talk” podcast, Sher noticed he was having a hard time making any connection with her whatsoever.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Trenches have been dug along roads, outside other settlements and at the city airports of Melitopol and Berdiansk.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Trenches hastily scratched out in the boggy soil of Flanders had become part of a continuous line of fortified trenches that stretched 475 miles from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman