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trenches (noun)

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  • trench foot — noun resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet • Syn: ↑immersion foot • Hypernyms: ↑frostbite, ↑cryopathy * * * noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence among soldiers serving in the trenches during… …   Useful english dictionary

  • no man's land — noun 1. an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑country 2. land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable) • Hypernyms: ↑land 3. the ambiguous region between two categories or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trench coat — noun a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets • Hypernyms: ↑raincoat, ↑waterproof * * * noun 1. : a waterproof military overcoat with a removable woolen lining designed for wear in trenches 2. : a loose double breasted raincoat or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 mouth — noun an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane • Syn: ↑Vincent s angina, ↑Vincent s infection • Hypernyms: ↑contagious disease, ↑contagion, ↑angina * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • trench — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, narrow, shallow ▪ muddy ▪ defensive ▪ enemy ▪ communication …   Collocations dictionary

  • First World War — noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Mont …   Useful english dictionary

  • trench coat — noun Date: 1916 1. a waterproof overcoat with a removable lining designed for wear in trenches 2. a usually double breasted raincoat with deep pockets, wide belt, and often straps on the shoulders …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trench warfare — noun Date: 1916 warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed wire entanglements …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grunt work — noun /ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk/ Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings. He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes …   Wiktionary

  • donga — noun /dɒːŋɡə,dɔŋɡə/ a) A transportable building with single rooms, often used on remote work sites or as tourist accommodation. There were trenches for us men, but no place of safety for our horses nearer than this long and narrow donga which ran …   Wiktionary

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