Etymology

trench

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Today it means: A long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or tectonic plate movement. Full definition →

Old French trenche
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trench · noun, verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromtrenche
  2. English todaytrench

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenche. Doublet of tranche and traunch. Possible doublet of English: truncate

Trench · proper noun2

From trench.

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