warfare waged chiefly from trenches built for long-term use
trench warfare
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (uncountable) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
- (uncountable, by extension, euphemistic) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
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