- trench system
- [ʹtrentʃ͵sıstım] воен.
1. сеть, система траншей2. укреплённая полевая позиция
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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 — 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 — /trɛntʃ / (say trench) noun 1. Fortifications a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from the enemy s fire, etc. 2. (plural) a system of such excavations, with their embankments,… …
Trench railways — represented military adaptation of early 20th century railway technology to the problem of keeping soldiers supplied during the static trench warfare phase of World War I. The large concentrations of soldiers and artillery at the front lines… … Wikipedia
trench — /trench/, n. 1. Fort. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. 2. trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. 3. a deep furrow,… … Universalium
Trench drain — A trench drain (also channel drain, line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain) is a specific type of floor drain containing a dominant through or channel shaped body. It is used for the rapid evacuation of surface water or for the… … Wikipedia
Trench map — A Trench map shows the trenches of the Great War, 1914 1918. Whilst all of the belligerents made or used maps of the trenches, this article refers mainly to those made by the British Army.The term Trench Map is used as the title of maps that… … Wikipedia
Trench code — In cryptography, trench codes were codes used for secrecy by field armies in World War I. A reasonably designed code is generally more difficult to crack than a classical cipher, but of course suffers from the difficulty of preparing,… … Wikipedia
trench — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow usu. deep depression or ditch. 2 Mil. a this dug by troops to stand in and be sheltered from enemy fire. b (in pl.) a defensive system of these. 3 a long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed. v. 1 tr. dig a trench or … 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 — UK [trentʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms trench : singular trench plural trenches 1) a long narrow open hole dug in the ground 2) a) a trench used by soldiers to protect themselves from enemy attack b) the trenches [plural] the system of… … English dictionary