- entrenchment
- entrench ► VERB 1) establish (something) so firmly that change is difficult. 2) establish (a military force, camp, etc.) in trenches or other fortified positions.DERIVATIVES entrenchment noun.
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entrenchment — n. 1. an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches. Syn: intrenchment. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the act or process of entrenching. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entrenchment — may refer to:* A method of trench digging, particularly with relation to Trench warfare. * A type of fortification created by digging (which may or may not be manned). * An entrenched clause within a political constitution. * The process of… … Wikipedia
entrenchment — 1580s, from ENTRENCH (Cf. entrench) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
entrenchment — [[t]ɪntre̱ntʃmənt[/t]] entrenchments 1) N COUNT: usu pl Entrenchments are a series of long deep holes called trenches which are dug for defence by soldiers in war. 2) N UNCOUNT Entrenchment means the firm establishment of a system or your own… … English dictionary
entrenchment — Erosion of an existing cave floor by a freely flowing stream to form a canyon passage that is commonly narrower than the original passage. Where the stream entrenches an originally tubular phreatic passage a characteristic keyhole shaped… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Entrenchment (management) — Entrenchment Management is referred to as a hypothesis for anti takeover in the Corporate Business. This idea emerged in the 80s when several actions to hostile takeover a company were occurring and several companies started planning actions on… … Wikipedia
entrenchment — noun see entrench … New Collegiate Dictionary
entrenchment — /en trench meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of entrenching. 2. an entrenched position. 3. Usually, entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire. [1580 90; ENTRENCH + MENT] * * * … Universalium
entrenchment — noun a) The process of entrenching or something which entrenches b) A fortification constructed of trenches … Wiktionary
entrenchment — A predicate is entrenched if it is true as a matter of historical fact that it has been used to formulate true predictions. Goodman argued that this is the only property separating well behaved, ‘projectible’ predicates from badly behaved but… … Philosophy dictionary
