rentice

R1E1N1T1I1C3E1
/ˈɹɛntɪs/

noun

An access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.

OriginMalay rentas →
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Meanings

nounrentice (plural rentices)

plural rentices

  1. BruneiMalaysiaAn access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.

    A rentice (path) was then cleared along a straight line from Bukit Kepayang to the Jenka pass. Pegs were driven in along this rentice at 100-yard intervals, the spacing of the pegs being measured by a ¼-inch diameter wire rope 300 feet long.

    1944, Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, volumes 23-24, page 53

Origin

  1. Malayrentas“traverse”
  2. Englishrentice

From Malay rentas (“traverse”).

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APA

rentice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rentice

MLA

“rentice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rentice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rentice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rentice.

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