entrenchment
entrenchment · entrenchments
Verschanzung, Schanzanlage, Schanze
The process of entrenching or something which entrenchesThe process of entrenching or something which entrenches
US/ɛntɹˈɛntʃmənt/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
(countable, uncountable)A fortification constructed of trenches
Verschanzung, Schanzanlage, Schanze
an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
Translations
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By meaning 1
2. A fortification constructed of trenches:
Forms
plural: entrenchmentsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches:intrenchment
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedentrench
Derivednonentrenchment
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable