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a) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches; usually very bloody, miserable, and endless.b) (By extension) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
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Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… … Wikipedia
trench warfare — n [U] a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in ↑trenches facing each other … Dictionary of contemporary English
trench warfare — noun uncount a situation in which soldiers in TRENCHES opposite each other fight for a long time without either side winning or making progress … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trench warfare — ► NOUN ▪ a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other … English terms dictionary
trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches. [1915 20] * * * Warfare in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from sets of trenches dug into the ground. It was developed by Sébastien Le Prestre de… … Universalium
trench warfare — noun 1. a struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities in which neither side is able to win the hope that his superior campaigning skills would make a difference evaporated in the realization that electioneering had become a form of… … Useful english dictionary
trench warfare — /trɛntʃ ˈwɔfɛə/ (say trench wawfair) noun warfare in which the opposing sides occupy a system of trenches facing each other. World War I marked a change in the main method of fighting from mobile warfare to static battles fought from an immense… …
trench warfare — noun Date: 1916 warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed wire entanglements … New Collegiate Dictionary
trench warfare — type of combat in which soldiers fight from the inside of trenches (from World War I) … English contemporary dictionary
trench warfare — noun a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other … English new terms dictionary
