Trench
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A trench is a long narrow ditch. They were common in World War I to shoot the opposition without compromising the soldier's safety. They were very uncomfortable and unhygienic but provided superior cover until advancements in armored combat during World War II. It was usually a crevice dug out of the soil to allow soldiers to take aim within its confines and minimize their exposure to the line of fire. The following kinds exist:
- Military trench: Both sides of a conflict dig out trenches, they then shoot at each other from those trenches.
- Geological trench: For example the Mariana Trench
- Archaeological trench: When archaeologists do open excavation
The trench coat got its name from there.
[edit] Types and applications
- Oceanic trench
- Archaeology - referring to an open excavation
- Civil Engineering
- Drainage
- Gardening
- Geological - oceanic trench, e.g., Mariana Trench
- Military - i.e.
- Pipeline transport, cable, etc.
- Execution trenches were employed in concentration camps during World War II. Described in the Elie Wiesel novel Night
- Diseases:
- Trench mouth, infection of the gums.
- Trench foot, "immersion foot."
[edit] See also
- Trencher
- Sea trench
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