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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRENCH KNIFE

So called because such knives were carried by patrols in the Trenches during World War I.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRENCH KNIFE

trench knife play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRENCH KNIFE

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trench knife is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRENCH KNIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trench knife

Trench knife

A Trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area. It was developed in response to a need for a close combat weapon for soldiers conducting assaults and raids on enemy trenchlines during the First World War. An example of a World War I trench knife is the German Army's Nahkampfmesser. With the outbreak of the Second World War, the trench knife, by this time usually referred to as a combat knife, proved so useful that armies continued to develop and issue new designs. On the Axis side, the Nahkampfmesser and designs developed from it were again widely issued to the ordinary soldier as general-purpose fighting and utility knives, while Allied armies generally restricted issue of trench knives to elite infantry units and infantry not otherwise equipped with the bayonet.

Definition of trench knife in the English dictionary

The definition of trench knife in the dictionary is a double-edged steel knife, often with a guard in the form of a knuckle-duster, designed for close combat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRENCH KNIFE

trenail
trench
trench coat
trench fever
trench foot
trench knives
trench mortar
trench mouth
trench warfare
trenchancy
trenchant
trenchantly
Trenchard
trencher
trencher cap
trencherman
trenchermen
trenches
trend
trend line

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRENCH KNIFE

butter knife
case knife
combat knife
craft knife
dinner knife
fish knife
fruit knife
gamma knife
hunting knife
jackknife
knife
nife
palette knife
penknife
pocketknife
putty knife
steak knife
Swiss Army knife
twist the knife
under the knife
Yellowknife

Synonyms and antonyms of trench knife in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trench knife» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRENCH KNIFE

Find out the translation of trench knife to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trench knife from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trench knife» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刀沟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuchillo de trinchera
570 millions of speakers

English

trench knife
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाई चाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خندق سكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

траншеи нож
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faca de trincheira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খিলান ছুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couteau de tranchée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pisau parit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Graben Messer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トレンチナイフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트렌치 나이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piso kori
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rãnh dao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கத்தி கத்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खंदक सुरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fıstık bıçağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trench knife
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okopu nóż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

траншеї нож
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuțit șanț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τάφρο μαχαίρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloot mes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dike kniv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grøft kniv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trench knife

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRENCH KNIFE»

The term «trench knife» is normally little used and occupies the 115.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRENCH KNIFE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trench knife» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trench knife» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trench knife

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRENCH KNIFE»

Discover the use of trench knife in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trench knife and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trench Knife
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Dear Old "K".
pression that the Germans were most fearful of our trench knife, this being a very dangerous weapon to those who were to come in personal contact with it. The trench knife was made with a wooden handle grooved to brace the finger hold.
James T. Duane, 1922
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Trench Knife
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History
2 Cartridge belt (U.S.) This was used to hold buckshot pellets for shotguns. 3 Trench knife (German) Short, sharp, and quiet, knives were essential trench weapons. 4 M1917 trench knife (U.S.) This model combined a knife and brass knuckles.
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Slide The Scales From My Eyes: Book One of the Awakened ...
and dragged the trench knife back to me slowly. Simon stared at me in shock. “ How did you do that?” He demanded. I didn't answer, I just raised the trench knife and charged. He sent another blast of wind at me and, again, it did nothing.
Timothy Maguire, 2013
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World War I Infantry Weapons: Maxim Gun, Trench Knife, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
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Heritage Slater Political Memorabilia and Americana Auction ...
Estimate: $500-$700 25891 191 7 Trench Knife. This is a fine example of the Model 1917 trench knife. It comes complete with its original leather scabbard. The trench knife was a basic part of every WWI soldier's pack. Most trench knives were ...
Tom Slater, Marsha Dixey, James L. Halperin (editor), 2005
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Time Gladiator
He wenttothe destroyedtelly lensand recovered thesecond trench knife. “How arewe going to explain what'shappened here?” The Russian shrugged. “I'll simply tellthem thatI threw my trench knife atyou and missed, breaking the telly lens.
Mack Reynolds, 2011
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All American, All the Way: A Combat History of the 82nd ...
We saw him coming. “I said to Johnson, 'Get him with your bayonet.' As he came between us, Johnson gave him a thrust and completely missed him. The M1 dislodged from Johnson's hands. I was armed with a Tommy gun and trench knife  ...
Phil Nordyke, 2010
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In Your Wildest Dreams: Destined to Be a Warrior
When Rick asked what the things were, Grandpa would tell him simply; “That's a trench knife; those are a German officer's field glasses.” Grandpa never said a word about being in WWI but these items and his draft registration make it almost a ...
Kimi Foos, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRENCH KNIFE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trench knife is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDITORIAL: Hug and a kiss — just the way they do things here
But like with the nicknames, it can go the other way when what the hugger would really like to do while embracing some people is stick a 10-inch trench knife in ... «Green Valley News, Jul 15»
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Tulsa Homicide Case Reveals Tragic Power of Psychotic Delusions
While his mother waited in the car for him to take her back to work, Matt went to his room and got a trench knife and brass knuckles, objects that resembled the ... «Oklahoma Watch, Jun 15»
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Randall Beach: Remembering the chaos, blood and bravery of D-Day
When he was sent off to pilot a small landing vessel for the D-Day invasion 71 years ago, Joseph Maturo was given a pup tent, a shovel and a trench knife. «New Haven Register, May 15»
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Not so fast, ninjas: House pulls 180 on throwing stars, ballistic knives
A ballistic knife is one that can fire its blade a relatively short distance. ... He said a World War I weapons collector was prosecuted recently over a trench knife. «Daily Press, Feb 15»
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2nd Amendment protects more than just guns
At least in some units, soldiers were 'authorized an M3 trench knife, but many carried a favorite hunting knife.' The Marine Corps issued the Ka-Bar fighting knife. «WND.com, Dec 14»
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Trench knife, earth-moving equipment found in bikie raid
The early Friday raid - part of Task Force Maxima - also located a trench knife, drugs and criminal motorcycle gang paraphernalia. Police will allege the ... «Brisbane Times, Nov 14»
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Museum's trench knife stolen
A KNIFE used in the trenches in the First WorldWar has been stolen from a museum. Volunteers at the BayMilitary Museum, in Western Esplanade, Canvey, say ... «Echo, May 14»
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Fitting home for Great War hero's medals and artefacts
... visited the castle on Monday to donate his Distinguished Service Order (DSO), trench helment and Cledd – a Welsh trench knife. During the First World War, ... «LeaderLive, Oct 13»
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Police: Man found with trench knife at NY airport
NEW YORK A New York man has been arrested at New York's Kennedy International Airport after authorities discovered a trench knife and several other blades ... «CBS News, Oct 13»
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Icarus Award: Crimes and Misdemeanors
The weapon is designed so that one uses both the knife and the brass knuckles ... The trench knife was found by X-ray scanners, and Aramburu is now charged ... «Peter Greenberg.com Travel News, Oct 11»

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