entrenchment

[ en-trench-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈtrɛntʃ mənt /

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noun

the act of entrenching.

an entrenched position.

Usually entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire.

Origin of entrenchment

First recorded in 1580–90; entrench + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM entrenchment

re·en·trench·ment, noun

Words nearby entrenchment

entrée, entrelac, entremets, entrench, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entresol, entropion

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Example sentences from the Web for entrenchment

Further, we can see plainly from our oldest laws that the palisade or entrenchment around a great mans house is a burh.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
On the land side this has six lines of entrenchment and about and upon it, as at Trevose, lie a quantity of flint chips.
Nooks and Corners of Cornwall|C. A. Dawson Scott
He posted his troops beside the brook Bedr, and had them hastily throw up an entrenchment to cover the flank of his troops.
The Days of Mohammed|Anna May Wilson
A line of entrenchment, with mud batteries, had also been carried round the rear.
Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843|William Hutcheon Hall

Two warhorses were brought for them, and they issued forth from their entrenchment.
The Chronicle of the Norman Conquest|Master Wace

British Dictionary definitions for entrenchment

entrenchment

intrenchment

/ (ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt) /

noun

the act of entrenching or state of being entrenched

a position protected by trenches

one of a series of deep trenches constructed as a shelter from gunfire

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单词	entrenchment
释义	entrenchment [ en-trench-muhnt ] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR entrenchment ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of entrenching. an entrenched position. Usually entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire. Origin of entrenchment First recorded in 1580–90; entrench + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM entrenchment re·en·trench·ment, noun Words nearby entrenchment entrée, entrelac, entremets, entrench, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entresol, entropion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entrenchment Further, we can see plainly from our oldest laws that the palisade or entrenchment around a great mans house is a burh. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland On the land side this has six lines of entrenchment and about and upon it, as at Trevose, lie a quantity of flint chips. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall\|C. A. Dawson Scott He posted his troops beside the brook Bedr, and had them hastily throw up an entrenchment to cover the flank of his troops. The Days of Mohammed\|Anna May Wilson A line of entrenchment, with mud batteries, had also been carried round the rear. Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843\|William Hutcheon Hall Two warhorses were brought for them, and they issued forth from their entrenchment. The Chronicle of the Norman Conquest\|Master Wace British Dictionary definitions for entrenchment entrenchment intrenchment / (ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt) / noun the act of entrenching or state of being entrenched a position protected by trenches one of a series of deep trenches constructed as a shelter from gunfire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to entrenchment raid, intrusion, violation, onslaught, offensive, infringement, assault, breach, incursion, aggression, infiltration, gully, dike, trough, gorge, moat, pit, foxhole, waterway, infraction
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entrenchment

noun

Origin of entrenchment

OTHER WORDS FROM entrenchment

Words nearby entrenchment

Example sentences from the Web for entrenchment

British Dictionary definitions for entrenchment

intrenchment

noun

Words related to entrenchment