ENTRENCHMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

Synonyms:

entrenchment; intrenchment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("entrenchment" is a kind of...):

fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)

Meronyms (parts of "entrenchment"):

trench (a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entrenchment"):

retrenchment (entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense)

Derivation:

entrench (occupy a trench or secured area)