trench bomb

См. также в других словарях:

• 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 — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow usu. deep depression or ditch. 2 Mil. a this dug by troops to stand in and be sheltered from enemy fire. b (in pl.) a defensive system of these. 3 a long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed. v. 1 tr. dig a trench or …   Useful english dictionary

• trench — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, abri, abysm, abyss, abyssal zone, adit, air raid shelter, approach, approach trench, aqueduct, arroyo, barge in, bathyal zone, benthos, bomb shelter, bombproof, bore, bottom, bottom glade, bottom waters,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• trench mortar — noun a light simple mortar designed to propel a bomb into enemy trenches …   English new terms dictionary

• 240 mm Trench Mortar — Infobox Weapon name=240 mm Trench Mortar caption=240 mm Trench Mortar, side view origin=FRA type= Heavy trench mortar is ranged=yes is bladed= is explosive=yes is artillery=yes is UK=yes is vehicle= target= date= prod date= number= service=1915… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… …   Wikipedia

• Outer trench swell — The outer trench swell, outer trench high, or outer rise is a subtle ridge on the seafloor near an oceanic trench, where a descending plate begins to flex and fault in preparation for its descent into the mantle at a subduction zone. The… …   Wikipedia

• Java Trench — [ United States Geological Survey] The Java Trench, also called Sunda Trench, located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 2,600 km and a maximum depth of 7,725 meters (at 10°19 S, 109°58 E, about 320 km south of Yogyakarta), was… …   Wikipedia

• slit trench — noun narrow trench for shelter in battle • Hypernyms: ↑trench * * * noun Etymology: slit (III) : a usually narrow and relatively shallow trench dug for individual protection during combat especially against bomb and shell fragments compare… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sticky bomb — For other uses, see Sticky bomb (disambiguation). Sticky bomb Close up view of sticky bombs being manufactured Type Anti tank hand grenade Place …   Wikipedia

• slit trench — noun Date: 1942 a narrow trench especially for shelter in battle from bomb and shell fragments …   New Collegiate Dictionary