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Trench warfare   /trɛntʃ wˈɔrfˌɛr/   Listen
Trench warfare

noun
1.
A struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities in which neither side is able to win.
2.
A type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other.





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... mistake," said the Major, "he knows, poor devil! I'm going to write to him and say, 'When I think of the incessant strain of the trench warfare carried on with inadequate support by you civilians of military age against the repeated brutal attacks of tribunals, I marvel at the indomitable pluck you display. In your place I should simply jack it up, plead ill-health and get into ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 10, 1917 • Various


Words linked to "Trench warfare" :   armed combat, warfare, war, combat


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