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Trench

A trench is a long narrow ditch.

Types and applications

* Archaeology - referring to an open excavation
* Civil Engineering
* Drainage
* Gardening
** Ha-ha (garden) (sunken fence)
* Geological - oceanic trench, e.g., Mariana Trench
* Military - i.e.
** trench warfare
*** trench coat
*** trench foot
* Pipeline transport, cable, etc.
* Execution trenches were employed in concentration camps during World War 2. Described in the Elie Wiesel novel Night
* Diseases:
** Trench mouth, infection of the gums.
** Trench foot, "immersion foot."

See also

* Trencher



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