slit trench

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slit trench]
- /slɪt trɛntʃ/
- /slɪt trentʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slit trench]
- /slɪt trɛntʃ/

Definitions of slit trench words

noun slit trench a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs. 1
noun slit trench a foxhole. 1
noun slit trench a narrow trench dug for the protection of a small number of people 0
noun slit trench a narrow, relatively shallow trench for protecting a soldier from shellfire, bombs, etc. 0

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Origin of slit trench

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Slit trench

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slit trench

slit trench popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

slit trench usage trend in Literature

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