trench warfare

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trench warfare

noun

  1. uncountable Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
  2. broadly, figuratively, often, uncountable Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.

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noun warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches

Españolguerra de trincheras
日本語塹壕戦 zangōsen
Françaisguerre des tranchées
DeutschGrabenkrieg, Grabenkampf

noun fighting of any sort

DeutschGrabenkampf

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@misc{trench_warfare_2026,
  title = {trench warfare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trench%20warfare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}