TRENCHES
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/
13
Scrabble
14
WWF
T(1) R(1) E(1) N(1) C(3) H(4) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/
noun
- A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
- A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
- A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- A trench coat.
verb
- (usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
- (infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
- To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
- To have direction; to aim or tend.
- To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
noun
- The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman.
Source: Wiktionary
