intrench
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- intrencher noun
- intrenchment noun
- reintrench verb
- unintrenched adjective
Example Sentences
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The command was halted, deployed into position, and ordered to intrench against the pursuing army.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
Under the attack of superior forces, the Americans had managed to hold their ground and they now began to intrench.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
Both the division commanders claim that they were to be relieved, and that they were ordered not to intrench or replenish supplies.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
Orders were therefore issued, by the provincial commanders, that a detachment of a thousand men should intrench upon this height.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
Lee consequently halted and began to intrench; and this delay gave time for Ord to come up, and enabled Sheridan to intercept the enemy at Sailor’s Creek.
From The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox by Arnold, William B.
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