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Trench meaning

A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground. | A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces. | A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.

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This ocean trench, reaching measured depths of convert, is the third deepest trench, (after the Mariana Trench and Tonga Trench ) on the earth’s surface.

The Philippine Trench (also called the Mindanao Trench) is a submarine trench convert in length found directly east of the Philippine Mobile Belt and is the result of a collision of tectonic plates.

Sometimes called the Peru-Chile Trench, the Atacama Trench is visible in dark blue on this relief map (sea level is green and mountains are red).

It was not until 1860 when Richard Trench died, that his wife’s papers were passed to their son, the Rev Richard Chenevix Trench, who was then Dean of Westminster.

Also west of the Rocky Mountain Trench, farther north and facing the Muskwa Range across the trench, are the Stikine Ranges and Omineca Mountains of the Interior Mountains system of British Columbia.

The song "The Trench" by Danish composer Ste van Holm is a tribute to the Mariana Trench dives.

A powerful pump-action shotgun, the Trench Gun first saw use by US Forces during World Wars I & II.

Aquaman's ability to lead an aquatic army against Orm, including the fearsome creatures of the Trench and the Karathen, demonstrates the true power of his ability to communicate with marine life.

As a rank was trying to grab him, Dwarka jumped into a trench and made good his escape.

As Black-owned, Australian boutique brand, Liandra Swim’s Deep Sea Collection draws inspiration from the Mariana Trench and tectonic plates, as a metaphor for the balance of how humanity and society sit, connect, and clash with each other.

As Russian artillery rained around him in retaliation, the man was urged to climb out of the trench and onto open terrain to be escorted by the Ukranian drone.

A trench is the perfect investment piece that will never go out of style and instantly elevate whatever you throw it over.

A Ukrainian soldier sits in a trench at the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 22, 2023.

But it turns out it wasn’t even a pothole, but a trench.

Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the association spoke to Love News about the importance of the day and its relevance to Belize.

Delirious and the henchmen, who actually wrested in a trench coat, attacked both babyface teams.

During a very busy quarter Eclipse was pleased to announce the successful completion of a maiden percussion drilling and trench sampling program at its SW Greenland multi-commodity project (Figure 1).

Every commentator should walk once on such a road in full gear and spend time in a trench.

Fighting your way to the trench, when all anyone on your team has is shovels, does not work so well.

He worked very closely with Tony ‘Trench Town Rock’ Spaulding, and he was also the councillor for the Cross Roads division at the time,” Burke stated.