(similar to a trench)

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• Trench knife — Trench knives are either purpose made weapons, or are made from cut down (shortened) bayonets or swords, and intended for close quarter fighting, the design originating in the trench warfare of the First World War. They were particularly useful… …   Wikipedia

• Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …   Wikipedia

• Trench railways — represented military adaptation of early 20th century railway technology to the problem of keeping soldiers supplied during the static trench warfare phase of World War I. The large concentrations of soldiers and artillery at the front lines… …   Wikipedia

• Trench raiding — was an often brutal feature of trench warfare that came into being in World War I. It was the practice of making small scale surprise attacks on enemy positions. Typically, trench raids were carried out at night by small teams of men who would… …   Wikipedia

• Trench shoring — is the process of bracing the walls of a trench in order to prevent collapse. The phrase can also be used as a noun to refer to the materials used in the process.Several methods can be used to shore up a trench. Hydraulic shoring is the use of… …   Wikipedia

• trench coat — trench coats also trenchcoat N COUNT A trench coat is a type of raincoat with pockets and a belt. Trench coats are often similar in design to military coats …   English dictionary

• Trench coat — A trench coat or trenchcoat is a raincoat made of waterproof heavy duty cotton drill or poplin, wool gabardine, or in some cases leather: it generally has a removable insulated lining; and it is usually knee length or longer.HistoryThe trench… …   Wikipedia

• trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches. [1915 20] * * * Warfare in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from sets of trenches dug into the ground. It was developed by Sébastien Le Prestre de… …   Universalium

• Trench — A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide (as opposed to a wider gully or ditch), and by being narrow compared to their length (as opposed to a simple hole). [… …   Wikipedia

• trench — [14] A trench is etymologically something ‘cut’ or ‘sliced’. The word was borrowed from Old French trenche ‘slice, cutting, ditch’, a derivative of trenchier ‘cut’ (from which English gets trenchant [14]). And this in turn went back to Latin… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• trench — [14] A trench is etymologically something ‘cut’ or ‘sliced’. The word was borrowed from Old French trenche ‘slice, cutting, ditch’, a derivative of trenchier ‘cut’ (from which English gets trenchant [14]). And this in turn went back to Latin… …   Word origins