entrenchment
Americannoun
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the act of entrenching.
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an entrenched position.
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Usually entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire.
noun
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the act of entrenching or state of being entrenched
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a position protected by trenches
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one of a series of deep trenches constructed as a shelter from gunfire
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr noted inflation remains near 3%, risking entrenchment, and warned against ignoring energy price shocks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The strikes are part of an escalation of what has been a low-intensity conflict whose goal is to slow down Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria, Israeli and regional military experts say.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023
More broadly, we found that the origin of the dish is linked to a particular period in history — the entrenchment of colonial rule in West Africa.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023
Two cows were toiling peacefully up and down an entrenchment, drawing water in skins over a rough windlass; the skins emptied themselves into a channel, and the water wandered about in vaguely directed irrigation.
From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Louisa Jebb
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