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单词 trench foot
释义

trench foot

noun

: a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from prolonged exposure to cold and wet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There are long spells of rain, so be sure to factor in drying time to avoid trench foot. Kristin Smith, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022 Soldiers suffered frostbite, fever and trench foot without proper gear, according to the National Park Service, which manages Aleutian World War II National Historic Area. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 The classic example is trench foot, which can have serious permanent consequences like gangrene. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Feb. 2021 Walter Dworschak came down with trench foot after spending a night huddled in a creek hiding from opposing forces. Mark Woolsey, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021 While serving in the war, Powell developed trench foot. India Yarborough, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020 It was used to produce nitroglycerin explosives, and also protected soldiers from trench foot. Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020 The waterproof Gore-Tex Performance Comfort lining within the full-grain leather upper protects you from trench foot. Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 5 Feb. 2020 Slavet avoided trench foot, which could have led to gangrene and amputation, thanks to the thick socks his mother had knitted him back in Dorchester. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

trench foot

noun

: a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from exposure to cold and wet
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