trench

🇺🇸 /trentʃ/ 🇬🇧 /trentʃ/
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noun
R

A long, deep hole dug in the ground, often for water or pipes.

Workers dug a trench along the road to lay new water pipes.

R

A deep hole in the ground where soldiers hide from enemy attacks.

Soldiers lived in the trench for protection during the battle.

R

A very deep, narrow valley on the ocean floor.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in the world.

translation

n. A long, deep hole dug in the ground, often for water or pipes.; A deep hole in the ground where soldiers hide from enemy attacks.; A very deep, narrow valley on the ocean floor.

Word Forms

Plural trenches