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• 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 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 — [ trentʃ ] noun count 1. ) a long narrow open hole dug in the ground a ) a trench used by soldiers to protect themselves from enemy attack 2. ) TECHNICAL a long narrow valley in the ground under the ocean the trenches 1. ) used for referring to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trench warfare — n [U] a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in ↑trenches facing each other …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trench knife — noun a knife with a double edged blade for hand to hand fighting • Hypernyms: ↑knife * * * noun : a knife with a strong double edged blade about eight inches long suited for use in hand to hand fighting * * * a short knife for stabbing, sometimes …   Useful english dictionary

• trench warfare — /trɛntʃ ˈwɔfɛə/ (say trench wawfair) noun warfare in which the opposing sides occupy a system of trenches facing each other. World War I marked a change in the main method of fighting from mobile warfare to static battles fought from an immense… …  

• trench warfare — noun a) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches; usually very bloody, miserable, and endless. b) (By extension) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon …   Wiktionary

• trench warfare — noun (U) a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in trenches facing each other …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Mark I trench knife — On the left a Mark I knife used to dig up an anti personnel mine. The mine is an S mine The Mark I trench knife was an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It had a… …   Wikipedia

• Defensive fighting position — Foxhole redirects here. For the Cornish village, see Foxhole, Cornwall. Foxholes redirects here. For the North Yorkshire village, see Foxholes, North Yorkshire. U.S. Marine in a fighting hole, July 1958. A defensive fighting position (DFP) is a… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the Trench — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Trench partof=the Muslim Quraysh Wars caption= date= March and April 627 CE place= North of Medina result=Failure of siege combatant1=Inhabitants of Medina (Muslims and others), including:… …   Wikipedia