trench-warfare
31trench — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trenche track cut through a wood, from Anglo French, act of cutting, ditch, from trencher, trenchier to cut, probably from Vulgar Latin *trinicare to cut in three, from Latin trini three each more at trine Date:… …
32trench — 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 …
33warfare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of war Nouns 1. warfare, state of war, fighting, hostilities, act of war; war, combat, aggression; arms, force of arms, the sword, dogs of war; appeal to arms; baptism of fire, ordeal of battle;… …
34trench mouth — noun an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane • Syn: ↑Vincent s angina, ↑Vincent s infection • Hypernyms: ↑contagious disease, ↑contagion, ↑angina * * * noun …
35warfare — noun (U) 1 a word meaning the activity of fighting in a war, used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting: nuclear/chemical/trench warfare: the terrible prospect of large scale nuclear warfare | guerrilla warfare (=warfare by …
36trench — [[t]tre̱ntʃ[/t]] trenches 1) N COUNT A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water. 2) N COUNT: usu the N in pl, N n A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by… …
37trench mortar — /ˈtrɛntʃ mɔtə/ (say trench mawtuh) noun a mortar, usually having a smooth bore, for firing projectiles short distances at high angles of elevation, used in trench warfare …
38Maneuver warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
39Psychological warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
40Mountain warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
