trench
noun
a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
trenching
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present participleof trench.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The developer’s footprint proposes excavation and trenching over identified Indigenous Traditional Cultural Properties, historic and archaeological resources and access to exercise ceremonial practices and treaty-gathering rights.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
They were used to using machinery and trenching and those skills were transferrable to cemeteries.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
“He started trenching, picking, and ordered up drilling,” said Mr. Kabongo.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Robert P. Silverstein, a Pasadena lawyer who represents neighborhood groups opposed to the development, said it is troubling that the city is not ordering the kind of rigorous trenching that was suggested by Parrish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
The rain quickly went from a sprinkle to a downpour, thundering against the leaves and trenching water through the soil.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
