slit trench
1slit trench — slit′ trench n. for a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire • Etymology: 1940–45 …
2slit trench — n. a narrow, relatively shallow trench for protecting a soldier from shellfire, bombs, etc …
3slit trench — noun narrow trench for shelter in battle • Hypernyms: ↑trench * * * noun Etymology: slit (III) : a usually narrow and relatively shallow trench dug for individual protection during combat especially against bomb and shell fragments compare… …
4slit trench — /ˈslɪt trɛntʃ/ (say slit trench) noun 1. Also, slitty. Military a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and shrapnel. 2. → foxhole (def. 2). 3. any narrow trench, especially one used in the field as a temporary… …
5slit trench — noun Date: 1942 a narrow trench especially for shelter in battle from bomb and shell fragments …
6slit trench — 1. a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs. 2. a foxhole. [1940 45] * * * …
7slit trench — noun a narrow trench for a soldier or a small group of soldiers and their equipment …
8slit — n. & v. n. 1 a long straight narrow incision. 2 a long narrow opening comparable to a cut. v.tr. (slitting; past and past part. slit) 1 make a slit in; cut or tear lengthwise. 2 cut into strips. Phrases and idioms: slit eyed having long narrow… …
9trench — n. 1) to dig a trench 2) a slit trench 3) (misc.) in the trenches (during World War I) * * * [trentʃ] a slit trench to dig a trench (misc.) in the trenches (during World War I) …
10trench — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, abri, abysm, abyss, abyssal zone, adit, air raid shelter, approach, approach trench, aqueduct, arroyo, barge in, bathyal zone, benthos, bomb shelter, bombproof, bore, bottom, bottom glade, bottom waters,… …
