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n a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth n a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor n any long ditch cut in the ground v impinge or infringe upon v fortify by surrounding with tren…

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  1. n a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth n a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor n any long ditch cut in the ground v impinge or infringe upon v fortify by surrounding with trenches v cut or carve deeply into v set, plant, or bury in a trench v cut a trench in, as for drainage v dig a trench or trenches