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单词 subtrench
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subtrenchn.

Brit. /ˈsʌbtrɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌtrɛn(t)ʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, trench n.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + trench n.
Chiefly Engineering.
A trench dug within another trench; a secondary or subsidiary trench.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun]
wallc900
banka1387
aggera1398
trench1445
braye1512
mantle-walla1522
werewalla1525
rampire1548
rampart1550
mound1558
mount1558
argin1589
vallie1602
earthwork1633
circumvallation1645
vallation1664
subtrench1669
epaulement1687
enceinte1708
ring1780
vallum1803
main-work1833
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > ditch > specific types of ditch
draw dike1488
lockspit1658
subtrench1669
watering1790
bottom1883
1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 7 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. efgh is the Subtrench.
1898 A. P. Folwell Sewerage ix. 210 The space between the pipes and the sides of the sub-trench shall then be carefully filled with broken stone or gravel.
1919 Jrnl. Engin. (Univ. Colorado) 16 59 The contract called..for a sub-trench..in the bottom of the main trench.
2001 S. M. Levy Constr. Site Work iii. 136 The pipe can be installed in a narrow subtrench excavated at the bottom of the wider trench to avoid increase in the backfill load.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

subtrenchv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, trench v.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + trench v. In sense 1 after subtrench n.
Obsolete. Chiefly in passive.
1. transitive. To provide with a subtrench. rare.
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1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 7 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. Section of a Fort with a..Counterscarp; also Subtrenched.
2. transitive. Agriculture and Horticulture. To dig a series of trenches in (an area of ground) in order to loosen the subsoil. Cf. trench v. 3b.
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1798 W. Nicol Sc. Forcing Gardener (ed. 2) ii. iv. 222 The land should be trenched or sub-trenched to the depth of eighteen inches at least, and well broke in the operation.
1812 W. Nicol & E. Sang Planter's Kalendar 24 It was thought sufficient to subtrench the ground, preparatory to planting out seedlings.
1851 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 13 Apr. 8/3 The ground should be sub-trenched and well broken.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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