trench-to-trenchadj.
/ˌtrɛn(t)ʃtəˈtrɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˌtrɛn(t)ʃtəˈtrɛn(t)ʃ/ Designating fighting between armies engaged in trench warfare.Chiefly during, or with reference to, the First World War (1914–18).
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1915 Times of India 6 Oct. 7/1 (headline) Trench to trench fighting.
1919 Manch. Guardian 13 Jan. 8/1 Many of the men were inexperienced in trench to trench fighting.
1923 R. Kipling Irish Guards in Great War II. 143 There are certain analogies between trench-to-trench attack and ‘soccer’.
1991 B. Bandele-Thomas Man who came in from Back of Beyond (1992) ix. 65 A major trench-to-trench exchange of fire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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