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[n] an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches |
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INTRENCHMENT is a 12 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | entrenchment |
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| | See Also: | | fortification, munition, retrenchment, trench |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*trench"ment\, n. [From {Intrench}.]
1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
2. (Mil.) 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.
On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on
Winter and Prospect Hills. --Washington.
3. Any defense or protection.
4. An encroachment or infringement.
The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom.
--Southey.
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