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trench warfare

  trench warfare
warfare waged chiefly from trenches built for long-term use

trench-warfare

Noun

(uncountable)

  1. (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.
  2. (uncountable, by extension, euphemistic) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.

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Words near trench warfare in the dictionary


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  • trench-plowing
  • trench-plows
  • trench-stick
  • trench warfare
  • trenchancies
  • trenchancy
  • trenchand
  • trenchant
  • trenchantly

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