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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 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

• Boyau — Boy au, n.; pl. {Boyaux} or {Boyaus}. [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See {Bowel}.] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Boyaus — Boyau Boy au, n.; pl. {Boyaux} or {Boyaus}. [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See {Bowel}.] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Boyaux — Boyau Boy au, n.; pl. {Boyaux} or {Boyaus}. [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See {Bowel}.] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… …   Wikipedia

• Tall Zira'a — The Tall Zira a (or: Tell Zera a) is one of the most promising talls of Palestine. Surveys and geophysical investigations showed the site’s great potential for excavations. Presumably, an almost continuous stratigraphy from Early Bronze Age to… …   Wikipedia

• Technology during World War I — The machine gun was one of the decisive technologies during World War I. Picture: British Vickers machine gun crew on the Western Front. Technology during World War I reflected a trend toward industrialism and the application of mass production… …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• Clay pigeon shooting — A sailor takes aim as a clay pigeon is launched from the forecastle of the USS Mason (DDG 87). Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting …   Wikipedia

• Guerre de tranchées — Deux cadavres de soldats allemands gisant dans une tranchée, peints par William Orpen en 1917 La guerre de tranchée est une forme de guerre où les combattants s abritent dans des lignes fortifiées, largement constituées de tranchées dans… …   Wikipédia en Français