Entrenchment

Other forms: entrenchments

Definitions of entrenchment

noun
an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

synonyms: intrenchment

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types:
retrenchment
entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

type of:
fortification, munition
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

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