Meanings
nountrench warfare (uncountable)
- uncountableWarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
- broadlyfigurativelyoftenuncountableFighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
Translations
Danish skyttegravskrig
- skyttegravskrigwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Dutch loopgravenoorlog
- loopgravenoorlogwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Finnish asemasota
- asemasotawarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
French guerre des tranchées
- guerre des tranchéeswarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
German Grabenkrieg, Grabenkampf
- Grabenkriegwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
- Grabenkampfwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
- Grabenkampffighting of any sort
Icelandic skotgrafahernaður
- skotgrafahernaðurwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Japanese 塹壕戦
- 塹壕戦 (zangōsen)warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Polish wojna pozycyjna
- wojna pozycyjnawarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Scottish Gaelic cogadh nan trainnsichean
- cogadh nan trainnsicheanwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Spanish guerra de trincheras
- guerra de trincheraswarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Swedish skyttegravskrig, skyttegravskrig
- skyttegravskrigwarfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
- skyttegravskrigfighting of any sort
Ukrainian позиці́йна війна́
- позиці́йна війна́ (pozycíjna vijná)warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches
Cite this entry
APA
trench warfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20warfare
MLA
“trench warfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20warfare. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trench warfare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20warfare.
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