English Explanatory Dictionary

trench warfare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
  2. Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.

Word forms

trench warfare

Related words

in the trenches trench broom trench foot trench knife trench mouth hand-to-hand shell shock stalemate
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