trench-warfare
11trench warfare — noun a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other …
12trench warfare — noun (U) a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in trenches facing each other …
13trench warfare — UK / US noun [uncountable] a situation in which soldiers in trenches opposite each other fight for a long time without either side winning or making progress …
14Trench raiding — was an often brutal feature of trench warfare that came into being in World War I. It was the practice of making small scale surprise attacks on enemy positions. Typically, trench raids were carried out at night by small teams of men who would… …
15Trench knife — Trench knives are either purpose made weapons, or are made from cut down (shortened) bayonets or swords, and intended for close quarter fighting, the design originating in the trench warfare of the First World War. They were particularly useful… …
16Warfare — refers to the conduct of conflict between opponents, and usually involves escalation of aggression from the proverbial war of words between politicians and diplomats to full scale armed conflicts, waged until one side accepts defeat or peace… …
17trench — /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,… …
18Trench raiding club — Trench raiding clubs were homemade mêlée weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. Clubs were used during night time trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers.… …
19trench feet — trench foot or trench feet noun A diseased condition of the feet caused by long exposure to cold and wet, esp affecting soldiers in trench warfare • • • Main Entry: ↑trench * * * trench foot or trench feet, a foot disease like frostbite, caused… …
20Trench 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… …
