单词 | trial-trench |
释义 | > as lemmastrial-trench trial trench n. Archaeology an exploratory trench dug on a site; hence trial-trench vb. intr. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > history [verb (intransitive)] > study or practise archaeology dig1740 archaeologize1874 excave1884 trial trench1947 excavate1957 the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > archaeological expedition or excavation > trench test-pit1896 sondage1914 robber trench1932 trial trench1947 1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 67/2 Once trial trenches had been cut, it became obvious that the site was even more important than we had at first believed. 1954 M. Beresford Lost Villages Eng. App. iii. 416 The position of each house is clearly visible, thus precluding the need to trial-trench to find structures. 1980 Rescue News Sept. 2/3 In the first small trial trench was found a rim of Saxo-Norman pottery. < as lemmas |
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