entrenchment
the act of entrenching.
an entrenched position.
Usually entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire.
Origin of entrenchment
1Other words from entrenchment
- re·en·trench·ment, noun
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How to use entrenchment in a sentence
You end up with a much longer-term impact of entrenchment of these inequalities that have arisen as part of the pandemic.
“Vaccine passports could further erode trust” | Lindsay Muscato | December 22, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIdeological entrenchment in Washington has led us to a completely foreseeable impasse.
Fiscal Cliff a ‘Self-Inflicted Crisis,’ Says John Avlon | John Avlon | December 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is nothing hypothetical about the increasing entrenchment of the Israeli presence in the West Bank.
How little did she realize the long drawn-out agony that was even then beginning for her sisters in that ill-fated entrenchment!
The Red Year | Louis TracyThey carried the intervening entrenchment of the enemy and forced their way into the town.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | Polybius
Gerrans Bay, of course, embodies the name, and so do the remains of the entrenchment or camp at Dingerrein.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonTregonning Hill, close by, is somewhat higher, and its summit has a fine entrenchment with a striking inner vallum.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonThe entrenchment showed like the rim of a saucer, and over its narrow line peeped the summit of the central tree.
The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster
British Dictionary definitions for entrenchment
intrenchment
/ (ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt) /
the act of entrenching or state of being entrenched
a position protected by trenches
one of a series of deep trenches constructed as a shelter from gunfire
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