fortify with a ditch and parapet
1trench — I. v. a. 1. Cut, carve. 2. Furrow, intrench. 3. Ditch, dig into ditches, channel. 4. Intrench, fortify with a ditch and parapet. II. v. n. Encroach, intrude, infringe, trespass, intrench. III. n. Ditch, fosse, moat, drain, sewer, water …
2entrench — en*trench , v. t. 1. (Mil.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. Same as {intrench}. [1913 Webster] 2. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is difficult; to place …
3Intrench — In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep scars of… …
4Intrenched — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …
5Intrenching — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …
6Trench 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… …
7Boden Fortress — Infobox Military Structure name=Boden Fortress location=Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden caption=Rödberget Fort, part of Boden Fortress, seen from the north. The caponier ditch and the armored turrets are clearly visible, as well as the magnificent view …
8Alamo Mission in San Antonio — The Alamo U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …
9History of Nicosia — The history of Nicosia, the current capital of Cyprus, begins at the geological birth of Cyprus and continues into the present. The Birth of NicosiaThe myth of the birth of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, emerging through the foam of the sea waves,… …
10Battlement — Castellated redirects here. For the hardware item, see castellated nut. 9th cent. BC relief of an Assyrian attack on a walled town with battlements …
