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Synonyms for trench

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for trench

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

any long ditch cut in the ground

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impinge or infringe upon

fortify by surrounding with trenches

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cut or carve deeply into

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set, plant, or bury in a trench

cut a trench in, as for drainage

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dig a trench or trenches

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These features can be extrapolated to predict the conditions under other ocean trenches worldwide.
Access trenches for cabling and pipework are rarely noticed, but they can be dangerous.
One mannequin, harnessed to a parachute made of the same gabardine of the brand's Heritage Trenches, hints at the brand's history of outfitting aviators and explorers.
Mariana Trench is part of a network of trenches that criss-cross the ocean floor.
Our objectives were now some trenches and a strong point a little over a hundred yards in front of us.
Its The Art Of The Trench is an ongoing photography project that encourages users to take pictures of people in Burberry trenches in all weather, across the globe, and submit them to the site.
BAGHDAD / NINA/ MP, Aliah Nassif described digging trenches around the disputed areas by the Kurdistan as a de facto partition of Iraq, saying that Massoud Barzani is waiting for the French company to end digging trenches to announce Kurdish state.
manufacturer of precast concrete trenches with the world's leading manufacturer of composite access and trench covers."
Andrew, who is based at Newcastle University's school of history, classics and archaeology, says: "Archaeology has always been in my system and, as an old infantryman, I'm still digging trenches."
WORLD War I trenches are to be recreated alongside one of North Wales's most famous landmarks.
Mr Hoyles said: "Being exmilitary I've built quite a few trenches in my time.
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Pakistan has started digging 480-kilometre-long trenches along the borders with Afghanistan in order to control the illegal crossings and flow of narcotics and smugglers into southwestern Balochistan province.
Relieved 2nd R DUB FUS [Royal Dublin Fusiliers] in the trenches in the evening.
Trenches however, are a dangerous environment and accidents can occur quickly and often without warning.