entrenchment

Noun

Meaning

an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

intrenchment fort fosse rampart canal fortress moat dike channel invasion establishment intervention violation breach drain
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Antonyms

repulse headland fight combat dispute counter
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Hypernyms

fortification munition

Hyponyms

retrenchment

Examples

From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick: come home, America. George McGovern

"Accepting Iranian entrenchment in Syria would be to accept Iranians putting a chokehold on us. Source: Internet

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum (SMBLF), yesterday, explained its decision to sue the federal government saying it was to ensure the entrenchment of true federalism. Source: Internet

The entrenchment of Bolshevik power began in 1918 with the expulsion of Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries from the workers' soviets. Source: Internet

This is where I salute the leadership strides of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai for the entrenchment of a high level of discipline and professionalism in the Nigerian Army. Source: Internet

Just further entrenchment of the Zezuru hegemony project under the guise of indigenisation and empowerment of vana vevhu. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

entrenched entrencher entrenching tool entrepas entreporneur entrepot