tranchée

Definitions of tranchée
  1. noun
    a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
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    types:
    trou d'homme
    a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
    type of:
    fortification
    defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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