| noun | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth |
| noun | a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor |
| noun | any long ditch cut in the ground |
| verb | impinge or infringe upon “This impinges on my rights as an individual” |
| verb | fortify by surrounding with trenches “He trenched his military camp” |
| verb | cut or carve deeply into “letters trenched into the stone” |
| verb | set, plant, or bury in a trench “trench the fallen soldiers” |
| verb | cut a trench in, as for drainage “ditch the land to drain it” |
| verb | dig a trench or trenches “The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench” |
| trench | verb | fortify by surrounding with trenches |
| impingement | noun | influencing strongly |
| impinging | noun | the physical coming together of two or more things |
| encroachment | noun | influencing strongly |
| trench | noun | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth |
| trencher | noun | a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved |
| ditch | noun | any small natural waterway |