n.
1.a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2.a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
3.any long ditch cut in the ground trench v.
1.impinge or infringe upon
2.fortify by surrounding with trenches
3.cut or carve deeply into
4.set, plant, or bury in a trench
5.cut a trench in, as for drainage
6.dig a trench or trenches
Idiom of the Day
a matter of life and death
an issue of great urgency
It was a matter of life and death to rescue the young boy from the water quickly.