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
Her effortless yet trendy outfits consist of pieces from leather trenches, baggy jeans, fur coats, chunky shoes, and little handbags.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Feb. 2025
Taylor-Joy layered a brown leather trench over a black turtleneck, accessorizing with gold Elsa Peretti drop earrings by Tiffany & Co., as well as a pair of Dior sunglasses.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Players of the third-person shooter can now apply the Julius Caesar-solution to any problem in warfare by digging a trench.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Prepare the soil by digging a shallow trench and sprinkling compost along the trench base.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Feb. 2025
Taylor-Joy layered a brown leather trench over a black turtleneck, accessorizing with gold Elsa Peretti drop earrings by Tiffany & Co., as well as a pair of Dior sunglasses.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Players of the third-person shooter can now apply the Julius Caesar-solution to any problem in warfare by digging a trench.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Prepare the soil by digging a shallow trench and sprinkling compost along the trench base.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trench
Noun
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School Bus Crash: 'A Tremendous Tragedy' Photos released by authorities show that the two cars ended up blocking the westbound land and the bus landed in a ditch on the side of the road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, shortly before 10 a.m., a man was found dead in the ditch in the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail (10th Street) in Hastings, about 150 feet east of the bridge that crosses the Vermillion River.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage. Pests and diseases.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The state pays for a roadway 18-feet wide, not including curbs and gutters.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Trench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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