trench warfare


trench warfare

noun

Definition of TRENCH WARFARE

: warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements

First Known Use of TRENCH WARFARE

1915

Rhymes with TRENCH WARFARE

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: trend (verb)
Previous Word in the Dictionary: trench silo
All Words Near: trench warfare

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up trench warfare? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

Get Our Free Apps

Voice Search, Favorites,
Word of the Day, and More

iPhone | iPad | Android | More