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trenches
We have found lemma(root) word of trenches : trench.
Definitions
[trɛn(t)ʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a long, narrow ditch
(e.g: dig a trench around the perimeter of the fire)
- a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone
(e.g: the Marianas Trench)
- a trench coat
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the senses ‘track cut through a wood’ and ‘sever by cutting’): from Old French trenche (noun), trenchier (verb), based on Latin truncare (see truncate)
[trɛn(t)ʃ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- dig a trench or trenches in (the ground)
(e.g: she trenched the terrace to a depth of 6 feet)
- border closely on; encroach on
(e.g: this would surely trench very far on the dignity and liberty of citizens)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English (in the senses ‘track cut through a wood’ and ‘sever by cutting’): from Old French trenche (noun), trenchier (verb), based on Latin truncare (see truncate)
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