entrenchment
noun/ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/
/ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/
- [uncountable] the fact of something being strongly established
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- [countable, usually plural] a system of trenches (= long narrow holes dug in the ground by soldiers to provide defence)
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