Meanings
nounintrenchment (countable and uncountable, plural intrenchments)
plural intrenchments
- archaiccountableuncountableArchaic spelling of entrenchment.
This steepness was intensified on all sides by an artificial intrenchment which divided the promontory from the mainland.
1928, Edith Heal, Robin Hood, Rand McNally & Company, pages 31–2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
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