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ditch
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. -
indo-australian plate
a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising India and the Australian continent and adjacent suboceanic basins (the Tasman, South Australian, Mid-Indian, Cocos, and Australian basins); separated from the Eurasian Plate by the Java Trench, from the Pacific Plate by the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, and from the African Plate by a series of mid-ocean ridges (the Carlsberg, Mid-Indian, and Southeast Indian ridges). -
java trench
a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep. -
moat
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle. -
slit trench
a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs. -
trough
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.