Intrenchment
- Intrenchment
- Intrenchment In*trench"ment, n. [From {Intrench}.]
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1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
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2. (Mil.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench
or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in
making such a ditch.
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On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on
Winter and Prospect Hills. --Washington.
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3. Any defense or protection.
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4. An encroachment or infringement.
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The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom.
--Southey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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intrenchment — in·trench·ment … English syllables
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