noun / verb
trench
TRENCH/trentʃ/
A long narrow excavated ditch.
Loose soil lies beside a long trench in the level ground.
Etymology
Old French trenche meant both a cut or gash and a defensive ditch. The ditch sense preserves the image of a long cut made in the earth.
In context
the trick of this is to come out a little bit longer so this little trench is probably two feet deep at its end closest to the concrete and it goes about three feet long
More examples
- The plumber lays the water pipe in a trench.
- Soldiers dig trenches for protection from enemy fire.
- Workers trench the yard to install a new drain.
Forms
trench · trenches · trenched · trenching