Explore Entrenchments through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Entrenchments meaning
plural of entrenchment
Using Entrenchments
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of entrenchment
- In the example corpus, entrenchments often appears in combinations such as: the entrenchments.
Context around Entrenchments
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Entrenchments
- In this selection, "entrenchments" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, military, confederate, own, ever, turning and lost stand out and add context to how "entrenchments" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for excavating entrenchments and on the entrenchments turning them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "entrenchments" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with entrenchments
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Finally, the unfinished railroad grade offered cuts and fills that could be used as ready-made entrenchments. (17 words)
Heavy skirmish lines suppressed any ability of the Union to determine the strength or exact positions of the Confederate entrenchments. (20 words)
However, nearby Confederate artillery was brought to bear on the entrenchments, turning them into a death trap for the Federals. (20 words)
On the western leg, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes coordinated the defense and the brigade of Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur suffered heavy casualties as they fought their way to regain the entrenchments lost by the Stonewall Brigade. (38 words)
The Nazis used the wealth they plundered from the countries they conquered—not to mention armies of enslaved laborers they captured—to construct defensive fortifications that remain among the largest, most robust military entrenchments ever built. (36 words)
Once the Army of Humayun had made its charge and Sher Shah's troops made their agreed-upon retreat, the Mughal troops relaxed their defensive preparations and returned to their entrenchments without posting a proper guard. (36 words)
Example sentences (9)
The Nazis used the wealth they plundered from the countries they conquered—not to mention armies of enslaved laborers they captured—to construct defensive fortifications that remain among the largest, most robust military entrenchments ever built.
Finally, the unfinished railroad grade offered cuts and fills that could be used as ready-made entrenchments.
Heavy skirmish lines suppressed any ability of the Union to determine the strength or exact positions of the Confederate entrenchments.
However, nearby Confederate artillery was brought to bear on the entrenchments, turning them into a death trap for the Federals.
James, p. 21. However, Ledlie's untrained division was not prepared for the explosion, and reports indicate they waited ten minutes before leaving their own entrenchments.
Once the Army of Humayun had made its charge and Sher Shah's troops made their agreed-upon retreat, the Mughal troops relaxed their defensive preparations and returned to their entrenchments without posting a proper guard.
On the western leg, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes coordinated the defense and the brigade of Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur suffered heavy casualties as they fought their way to regain the entrenchments lost by the Stonewall Brigade.
The trowel or spade bayonet was another multipurpose design, intended for use both as an offensive weapon as well as a digging tool for excavating entrenchments.
Wert, p. 357. Burnside evaded him at the Battle of Campbell's Station and settled into entrenchments around the city, which Longstreet besieged unsuccessfully.
Common combinations with entrenchments
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: