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Trench Dug Long Narrow Ground Trentʃ Noun Countable

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Back trench /trentʃ/ noun [countable]
1a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground:
Workers dug a trench for gas lines.
2technical a long narrow valley in the ground beneath the sea
3[usually plural] a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers:
the trenches of World War I
4the trenches the place or situation where most of the work or action in an activity takes place:
Lane left teaching after 30 years in the trenches.

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