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trench warfare noun

  • (uncountable, by extension, often, figurative) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
 Grabenkampf
  • (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.
 Grabenkampf, Grabenkrieg
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