INTRENCHMENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word intrenchment. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INTRENCHMENT
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| entrenchment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches | ||||||||
| barricade | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy verb • render unsuitable for passage • prevent access to by barricading • block off with barricades | ||||||||
| defense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
| embankment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||||||||
| fortification | nounn | |||||||
noun • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it • the art or science of strengthening defenses • the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||||||||
| protection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of protecting someone or something • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury • defense against financial failure; financial independence • the condition of being protected • kindly endorsement and guidance • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||||
| rampart | nounn | |||||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | ||||||||
| stronghold | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strongly fortified defensive structure | ||||||||
