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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intrenchment \In*trench"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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intrenchment n : an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches [syn: {entrenchment}]
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