trench
/trɛntʃ/
noun
- A long, narrow ditch dug in the ground, typically for drainage, as a barrier, or for military defense.
- We dug a trench around the garden to keep water from flooding the plants.
- The archaeologists uncovered an ancient trench that was once part of a fortification.
- The soldiers dug a deep trench to protect themselves from enemy fire.
- A deep, narrow channel in the ocean floor.
- The research vessel mapped a new trench in the Pacific Ocean.
- The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans.
- Submarines sometimes explore ocean trenches to study marine life.
verb
- To dig a long, narrow ditch in the ground.
- We need to trench the backyard before the rain starts.
- They trenched along the foundation to lay pipes for the drainage.
- The workers trenched the field to install a new irrigation system.
- To cut or carve a groove or channel into something.
- The sculptor trenched a line into the stone to create a pattern.
- The machine trenched a path through the ice for the cable.
- He trenched the wood with a chisel to fit the joint.