intrenchment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: intrenchment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for intrenchment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intrenchment n an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches Synonym(s): entrenchment, intrenchment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intrenchment \Intrench"ment\, n. [From {Intrench}.] 1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched. 2. (Mil.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch. On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on Winter and Prospect Hills. --Washington. 3. Any defense or protection. 4. An encroachment or infringement. The slight intrenchment* upon individual freedom. --Southey.