trench warfare

noun

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

Examples of trench warfare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Activision says the campaign storyline will take players from trench warfare in Korea to close-quarters battles in New York, to high-speed pursuits through Paris, SAS night raids in Mumbai, and city-wide assaults to reclaim territory. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026

Williams reported that the front line has become an expansive hunting ground for drones since the war's early days of trench warfare. —Will Croxton, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

The conflict descended into bloody trench warfare, lasting eight years and costing over a million lives. —Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026

National Democrats are still searching for a message that can unite their coalition without reigniting cultural trench warfare. —Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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