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Retrenching :: Retrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrenc.

Retirade :: Retirade (n.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle..

Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.

Furrow :: Furrow (n.) Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age..

Trenching :: Trenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trenc.

Parallel :: Parallel (n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress..

Untrenched :: Untrenched (a.) Being without trenches; whole; intact.

Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse..

Trenchmore :: Trenchmore (n.) A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance..

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.

Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A cook.

Intrenched :: Intrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Intrenc.

Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..

Moat :: Moat (n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch..

Drain :: Drain (n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.

Boyau :: Boyau (n.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench..

Cremaillere :: Cremaillere (n.) An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.

Satire :: Satire (a.) Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.

Underdrain :: Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

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