Definition of ditch

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Ditch (n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth..

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Delf :: Delf (n.) A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..
Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch..
Fascine :: Fascine (n.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc..
Cunette :: Cunette (n.) A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also cuvette..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Ridge :: Ridge (n.) A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc..
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.
Lade :: Lade (n.) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.
Ditches :: Ditches (pl. ) of Ditc.
Water Celery :: Water celery () A very acrid herb (Ranunculus sceleratus) growing in ditches and wet places; -- called also cursed crowfoot.
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches..
Goudron :: Goudron (n.) a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
Banker :: Banker (n.) A ditcher; a drain digger.
Ditch :: Ditch (v. t.) To surround with a ditch.
Dich :: Dich (v. i.) To ditch.
Inditch :: Inditch (v. t.) To bury in, or cast into, a ditch..
Dike :: Dike (n.) A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.
Sow :: Sow (n.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, or the like..
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