Intrenchment

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Any defense or protection.

II. Intrenchment ·noun An encroachment or infringement.

III. Intrenchment ·noun The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.

IV. Intrenchment ·noun Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.

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