entrenchment

English

Alternative forms

• intrenchment

Etymology

From entrench +‎ -ment.

Noun

entrenchment (countable and uncountable, plural entrenchments)

1. The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
2. A fortification constructed of trenches

Translations

2. A fortification constructed of trenches

• French: retranchement (fr) m
• German: Verschanzung (de) f, Schanzanlage f, Schanze (de) f
• Italian: trincieramento m
• Maltese: trunċiera f
• Portuguese: entrincheiramento m, tranqueira (pt) f
• Spanish: atrincheramiento (es) m