entrenching tool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of entrenching tool
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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You are trying to destroy enemy fighters with rifles and hand grenades and entrenching tools at close range.
From Washington Post
He swatted others away with his folding shovel, or entrenching tool.
From Washington Post
On a recent afternoon, Johnson trekked through the woods toward the site with a bucket in one hand, a battered US army entrenching tool in the other.
From The Guardian
With his entrenching tool, which weighed 5 pounds, he began digging a hole in the earth.
From Literature
In his left hand, Cafferata carried an entrenching tool, which he used to bat away any Chinese grenades that flew in.
From Time
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