trench
nounfeminine/tɾĩ.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/medium
trin·chei·ra
Definitions
1A long, narrow ditch dug into the ground for military protection, used in combat.
The soldiers spent months in the trenches of World War I.
They advanced under enemy fire until they reached the trench.
Common collocations
trench warfaredig a trenchtrench shelter
Idiomatic expressions
- to be in the trenches (to be directly involved in a struggle or conflict)
2A defensive position or stronghold in a non-military dispute or conflict.
The activists held their ideological trench.
It's a political trench hard to conquer.
Common collocations
political trenchideological trenchlast trench
Etymology
Do italiano 'trinciera' ou do francês 'tranchée'.