as in ditches
a long narrow channel dug in the earth
dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property
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Recent Examples of trenches
Along with Lane Johnson and Landon Dickerson, the position group’s three of the team’s six total Pro Bowl selections tied the Kansas City Chiefs for the league’s most within the offensive trenches.
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Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Nebraska’s most promising young linemen are likely not ready for the Big Ten trenches.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Small, deadly drones swarm over frozen trenches, fields and city streets in places like Pokrovsk, killing Russians and Ukrainians alike.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
To hold ground, armies put infantry in trenches.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
These tiny particles are found everywhere, from the highest peaks of Mount Everest to the deepest ocean trenches.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The security service said that Russian troops had dropped ammunition with toxic compounds onto Ukrainian positions in efforts to force Ukrainian soldiers out of their trenches.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Nebraska’s most promising young linemen are likely not ready for the Big Ten trenches.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Small, deadly drones swarm over frozen trenches, fields and city streets in places like Pokrovsk, killing Russians and Ukrainians alike.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
To hold ground, armies put infantry in trenches.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
These tiny particles are found everywhere, from the highest peaks of Mount Everest to the deepest ocean trenches.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The security service said that Russian troops had dropped ammunition with toxic compounds onto Ukrainian positions in efforts to force Ukrainian soldiers out of their trenches.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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