The definition of a trench is a long, narrow ditch sometimes dug by troops during wartime to hide from enemies.
(noun)A long narrow ditch dug in World War I to protect troops from being seen by the enemy is an example of a trench.
Trench means to dig a long and narrow ditch.
(verb)When you dig a long, narrow ditch to place a pipe, this is an example of a time when you trench.
See trench in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: LME trenchen < OFr trenchier (Fr trancher), to cut, hack, prob. < L truncare, to cut off: see truncate
intransitive verb
noun
Origin: ME < OFr trenche (Fr tranche, a slice) < trencher
See trench in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English trenche
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from trenchier, to cut
Origin: , perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trincāre
Origin: , variant of Latin truncāre
Origin: , from truncus, trunk; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots
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