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Meanings of trench in English

Catalan
rasa
Spanish
profundidad

A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.

rasa
Spanish
traspasar los límites

Impinge or infringe upon.

traspasar los límites
Portuguese
limpar
Spanish
abrir zanjas

Cut a trench in, as for drainage.

limpar

Any long, narrow cut or excavation produced naturally in the Earth's surface by erosion or tectonic movements.

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Usage of trench in English
1
Father came in from the trench during a lull in the firing.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
2
It was trench warfare on the second day of the Flood debate.
The Irish Times
3
Without another word, Mr Kitson started back along the trench, keeping low.
The street philosopher
4
The use of phosgene in trench mortar bombs also began in 1916.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
5
It operates through two segments: general rentals, and trench, power and pump.
Reuters
6
He said Russian soldiers attacked rebels who were hiding in a trench.
Reuters
7
We crouched in a big trench in muddy water behind the bank.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
8
We followed him, and in an instant were in the communication trench.
Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
9
His beaver cap lay in the trench with the real Father Vincent.
The Lady of Fort St. John
10
He turns to replace the bones in the trench and covers them.
A Changed Man, and Other Tales
11
Three men are seen moving in the bottom of the gloomy trench.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
12
In its old sense trench-warfare was no more; its genius had departed.
The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Inf...
13
But there is no romance in trench fighting; it is sickening, demoralizing.
The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine / The Eur...
14
Reports state that the baby girl was allegedly dumped in the trench.
The South African
15
Now come, see the marvelous quality of this hammerstone from the trench.
Lost in translation
16
Dusk was awaited in a much war-worn trench in front of Wieltje.
The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Inf...
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Translations for trench
Catalan
rasa
Portuguese
limpar
Trench through the time
Trench across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common