entrenchment

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noun

The process of entrenching or something which entrenches

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intrenchment
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Meanings

nounentrenchment (countable and uncountable, plural entrenchments)

plural entrenchments · alternative intrenchment

  1. countableuncountableThe process of entrenching or something which entrenches
  2. countableuncountableA fortification constructed of trenches

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

Similar
intrenchment
Broader
fortificationmunition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From entrench + -ment.

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Translations

French retranchement
  • retranchement2. A fortification constructed of trenches
German Verschanzung, Schanzanlage
  • Verschanzung2. A fortification constructed of trenches
  • Schanzanlage2. A fortification constructed of trenches
  • Schanze2. A fortification constructed of trenches
Italian trincieramento
  • trincieramento2. A fortification constructed of trenches
Portuguese entrincheiramento, tranqueira
  • entrincheiramento2. A fortification constructed of trenches
  • tranqueira2. A fortification constructed of trenches
Spanish atrincheramiento
  • atrincheramiento2. A fortification constructed of trenches
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APA

entrenchment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrenchment

MLA

“entrenchment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrenchment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entrenchment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrenchment.

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