Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trenching spade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
trench-ing s-pade
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches

Synonyms

entrenching tool

Questions

What does trenching spade mean?
a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches

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