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slit trench

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slit trench

–noun
1. a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
2. a foxhole.

Origin:
1940–45
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slit trench  
n.  A narrow shallow trench dug during combat for the protection of a single soldier or a small group of soldiers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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