intrenchment

Thesaurus

Noun

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intrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenchesentrenchmentfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen itretrenchment - entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defensetrench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth