intrenching tool

American  

Or entrenching tool

noun

1. a small, collapsible spade used by a soldier in the field for digging foxholes and the like.

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Example Sentences

I took my small intrenching tool, scraped away the dirt I had dug, and began cleaning away near the base of a big boulder.

From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by Gallishaw, John

With the intrenching tool, troops can quickly throw up a low parapet about 3 feet thick which will furnish considerable cover against rifle fire, but scarcely any against shrapnel.

From Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) by Department, United States War

Keep your intrenching tool free from rust, being especially careful that no rust gets into the sockets.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

Place the intrenching tool in the carrier and secure.

From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver

Conditions may require men to work in pairs, one firing while the other uses his intrenching tool.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)