Intrenching
[ɪn'trentʃ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrench
Checker: Mara
Examples
- The next day our troops advanced again and established themselves, intrenching a new line about a mile in front of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 6th, he was in position with his main army, and commenced intrenching. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Butler was in position by the 6th of May and had begun intrenching, and on the 7th he sent out his cavalry from Suffolk to cut the Weldon Railroad. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The troops as they landed were put to work intrenching their position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Checker: Mara