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The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.
Peggy Noonan

Meaning of "trench warfare" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRENCH WARFARE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRENCH WARFARE

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Trench warfare is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRENCH WARFARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trench warfare

Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most prominent case of trench warfare is the Western Front in World War I. It has become a byword for stalemate, attrition and futility in conflict. Trench warfare occurred when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility, resulting in a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. In World War I, both sides constructed elaborate trench and dugout systems opposing each other along a front, protected from assault by barbed wire. The area between opposing trench lines was fully exposed to artillery fire from both sides. Attacks, even if successful, often sustained severe casualties.

Definition of trench warfare in the English dictionary

The definition of trench warfare in the dictionary is a type of warfare in which opposing armies face each other in entrenched positions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRENCH WARFARE

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trench
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trench fever
trench foot
trench knife
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trench mouth
trenchancy
trenchant
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Trenchard
trencher
trencher cap
trencherman
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trend line

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRENCH WARFARE

airfare
asymmetric warfare
asymmetrical warfare
atomic warfare
bacteriological warfare
bio-warfare
biological warfare
carfare
chemical warfare
class warfare
electronic warfare
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gang warfare
germ warfare
guerrilla warfare
information warfare
jungle warfare
psychological warfare
siege warfare
warfare

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

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Translation of «trench warfare» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRENCH WARFARE

Find out the translation of trench warfare to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trench warfare 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 warfare» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阵地战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la guerra de trincheras
570 millions of speakers

English

trench warfare
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाई युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرب الخنادق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

позиционная война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra de trincheira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিখা যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la guerre des tranchées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peperangan parit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grabenkämpfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塹壕戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트렌치 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warisan perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh chiến hào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகழி போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खंदक युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

siper savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra di trincea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trench warfare
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

позиційна війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tranșee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλεμο χαρακωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loopgraafoorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyttegravskrig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyttergravskrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trench warfare

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

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QUOTES WITH «TRENCH WARFARE»

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Peggy Noonan
The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRENCH WARFARE»

Discover the use of trench warfare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trench warfare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eye-Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I
A detailed reconstruction of life and death in the trenches of World War I, describing the construction and physical and spiritual environment of the trenches and the soldiers' daily routine
John Ellis, 1989
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World War I Trench Warfare (2): 1916-18
World War I was characterized by trench warfare: wherein on both sides the infantry units, with its own specialty weapons, became the basic tool of attack.
Stephen Bull, 2002
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Trench Warfare, 1914-1918: The Live and Let Live System
The shock and slaugter of the battlefields of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendale is well documented.
Tony Ashworth, 2000
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Trench Warfare: 1850 - 1950
This book examines how trench warfare was fought, studying the Crimea, American Civil War and Japanese War 1904-05. He looks at how the Western Front of 1914-18 differed from the trench fighting of the Second World War and the Korean War.
Anthony Saunders, 2010
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Reinventing Warfare 1914-18: Novel Munitions and Tactics of ...
New research highlighting the invention of new weaponry and its front-line combat use.
Anthony Saunders, 2012
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Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in ...
Illustrated by rare, historic photographs and new detailed maps of the trench remnants, this book constitutes the second installment of a three-volume study of field fortifications in the eastern campaigns.
Earl J. Hess, 2007
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Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare is a coaching aid for anyone responsible for Offensive/Defensive Line, Fullbacks, or Linebackers. It offers numerous drlls and coaching points usefull for any offensive or defensive scheme.
James Beverly, 2007
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Horsemen in No Man's Land: British Cavalry and Trench ...
Of what use was the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front?
David Kenyon, 2011
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The Rocky Road to the Great War: The Evolution of Trench ...
Nicholas Murray's The Rocky Road to the Great War examines the evolution of field fortification theory and practice between 1877 and 1914.
Nicholas Murray, 2013
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Stalemate!: Great Trench Warfare Battles
This is the story of the true horrors of The Great War - the catastrophic offensives and tragic errors that led to the brutal deaths of thousands of brave soldiers sent 'over the top' from the trenches of Passchendale, Cambrai and The Somme ...
J. H. Johnson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRENCH WARFARE»

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Old WWI trenches uncovered in Canberra
There's not that much left that's reminiscent of the horrors of trench warfare as the old trenches emerge from layers of silt in Canberra's Jerrabombera wetlands, ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
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Preparing for Trench Warfare in Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — On the edge of the city here, members of the 37th Mechanized Infantry Battalion are living in cramped bunkers sunk about 8 feet into the ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Apr 15»
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Play Manual of trench warfare coming to Gympie
ANZACS: Dale Shearman (left), David Laverty, Samuel Peacock and Andrew Lowe in Gallipoli – A Manual of Trench Warfare which will be performed at the ... «Gympie Times, Mar 15»
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Fort Polk: JRTC incorporates trench warfare training at Peason Ridge
That includes the possibility of fighting in trenches again. To that end, the JRTC sent its first rotation through its new trench training lane at Peason Ridge in ... «Leesville Daily Leader, Feb 15»
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Trench Warfare in Turkey
Overnight, residents built a crude series of trenches to keep police from entering the city's largest neighborhoods. Four months later, those barricades still stand, ... «Foreign Policy, Jan 15»
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Move a step closer towards more brutal trench warfare
THE war diary and regimental chronicle of the 2nd Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry continues to fascinate Steve Berridge. He is working on ... «Banbury Cake, Dec 14»
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A trafficked penguin, a creepy talking doll and trench warfare
The John Lewis and Sainsbury's ads have kickstarted an earlier-than-ever festive season in which we'll shop or click our way to bankruptcy chasing 15% off the ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Climate change in G20 communique after 'trench warfare'
The final G20 communique includes a significant passage on climate change after "difficult discussions" among leaders on Sunday, and despite an impassioned ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
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Eaglesham students survive trench warfare history lesson
It was an unusual history lesson, one that traded the classroom for a frigid night in a shallow trench scraped from a northern Alberta field. But for some, it would ... «CBC.ca, Nov 14»
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Trench Warfare In SDN World--Big Switch Founder Joins VMware
Eyebrows were raised back in June when Guido Appenzeller, co-founder of Software Defined Networking (SDN) startup Big Switch left the company for shores ... «Forbes, Oct 14»

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