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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
intrenchment
    n 1: an entrenched fortification; a position protected by
         trenches [syn: entrenchment, intrenchment]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Intrenchment \In*trench"ment\, n. [From Intrench.]
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   1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
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   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.
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            On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on
            Winter and Prospect Hills.            --Washington.
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   3. Any defense or protection.
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   4. An encroachment or infringement.
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            The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom.
                                                  --Southey.
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