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Assibilation :: Assibilation (n.) Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..

Jump :: "Jump (v. t.) To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch..

Navigator :: Navigator (n.) One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator..

Cunette :: Cunette (n.) A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also cuvette..

Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches..

Fortify :: Fortify (v. t.) To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces..

Escarp :: Escarp (n.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp..

Fosse :: Fosse (n.) A ditch or moat.

Vanfess :: Vanfess (n.) A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of water..

Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.

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.

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..

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..

Delve :: Delve (v. t.) A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.

Rhine :: Rhine (n.) A water course; a ditch.

Water Celery :: Water celery () A very acrid herb (Ranunculus sceleratus) growing in ditches and wet places; -- called also cursed crowfoot.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

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