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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trenche 'act of cutting', from trenchier 'to cut', probably from Latin truncare; TRUNCATE]
a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
::Workers dug a trench for gas lines.
technical a long narrow valley in the ground beneath the sea
[usually plural] a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers
::the trenches of World War I
the trenches
the place or situation where most of the work or action in an activity takes place
::Lane left teaching after 30 years in the trenches.