intrench
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Instead of pursuing his advantage, General Lovell took a position within seven hundred and fifty yards of the enemy's works, and began to intrench.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
The prince intends to intrench himself at Suhovola or Yanov and receive battle.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Did he at all intrench upon your Sovereignty in Verse, because he had now and then written a Comedy that succeeded?
From A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope by Cibber, Colley
They were proceeding to intrench themselves, but were driven into their tents by a drenching rain.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
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
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