shelter trench

noun

: a trench hastily constructed to secure shelter from direct fire that is usually first dug as a shallow excavation with the dirt thrown up as a parapet in front to shelter a man lying down and then if time permits is deepened as rapidly as possible until it will shelter a man standing

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“Shelter trench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelter%20trench. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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