slit trench

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noun

a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.

a foxhole.

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Origin of slit trench

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby slit trench

slit fricative, slither, slithery, slitlamp, slit pocket, slit trench, Sliven, sliver, sliver building, slivovitz, SLMA

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How to use slit trench in a sentence

Guys are quick to tell me about accidentally crapping in their pants at night because they couldn’t use a flashlight to see where the slit trench was.
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You don't bag something and leave it by the trench while you go back to the truck for your lunch.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More items came in time, as funding was available, like a slit-and-lace-up jacket and a line of boxer underwear.
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Early airpower theorists were not only repelled by trench warfare.
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The guys that I was partnering with early on wanted the logo to be a guy opening his trench coat.
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Slice challah bread into 1.5 inches then slit hole in middle of each slice and fill with Nutella.
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No word of the bombs and trench mortars I asked for six weeks ago, but the "bayonets" are coming in liberally now.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
I asked him if that amounted to one shell per yard and he said the whole length of the trench was less than 100 yards.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The band took up a position in an old Spanish trench and played as the troops filed past along the beach.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The Anzacs are very much depressed to hear they are to get no more bombs for their six Japanese trench mortars.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
On their march the Americans had to fight a hidden foe who slipped from trench to trench, or found safety in the woods.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for slit trench

slit trench

noun

military a narrow trench dug for the protection of a small number of people

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