as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth
dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property
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Recent Examples of trench
Tungsten diselenide vapor was sprayed over this array of trenches at 485° C as part of the chemical vapor deposition process.
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Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian drones observed some Russians advancing as far as a key trench anchoring Ukrainian positions just east of Leonidovo in the no-man’s-land along the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian troops occupy in Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Re-signing Austin Corbett and Cade Mays to compete at center is a logical, cost-effective strategy that seems to align with the way the Panthers will approach their already expensive trench group.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Postcards showing a trench filled with hundreds of Moro bodies were peddled as souvenirs on the streets of Jolo.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian drones observed some Russians advancing as far as a key trench anchoring Ukrainian positions just east of Leonidovo in the no-man’s-land along the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian troops occupy in Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Re-signing Austin Corbett and Cade Mays to compete at center is a logical, cost-effective strategy that seems to align with the way the Panthers will approach their already expensive trench group.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Postcards showing a trench filled with hundreds of Moro bodies were peddled as souvenirs on the streets of Jolo.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trench
Noun
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In photos obtained by Metro from the scene, the white car could be seen partially underwater in a ditch while leaning to the side.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trucks lost control on icy roads and went spiraling into ditches, and pileups backed up traffic on interstate highways across the Midwest.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Those embers can ride high winds for multiple miles to nestle in dry leaves or pine needles clogging a gutter, a wood-shingle roof, or shrubs, trees and other flammable vegetation close to a structure.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Once one house starts—with a spark that catches on dry leaves in a rain gutter or drifts into an attic through a vent—the fire spreads house to house.—
Elizabeth Miller,
Outside Online,
12 Jan. 2025
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California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Trench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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