trench warfare
позиційна війна
Grabenkampf, Grabenkrieg
Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one anotherWarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
» The advent of stormtroopers brought about a turn in trench warfare.
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2 senses(uncountable)Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
Grabenkrieg, Grabenkampf
позиці́йна війна́pozycíjna vijná
(broadly, figuratively, often, uncountable)Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
Grabenkampf
More definitions
- a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other
- a struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities in which neither side is able to win
Examples
1 sentencesThe advent of stormtroopers brought about a turn in trench warfare.
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