🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

खाई

Pronunciation / Transliteration: khāī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trench/trɛnʧ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सैनिकों ने लड़ाई के दौरान खाई में शरण ली।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A long, narrow ditch or excavation in the ground.

    "The soldiers took cover in the trench during the battle."
As verb
  1. 1

    To dig a trench or to create a long, narrow excavation.

    "They will trench the area to lay down new pipes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'trench' originates from the Old French term 'trenche', which means 'to cut'. It evolved in the late Middle Ages to refer to a long, narrow excavation in the ground, often used for military purposes or drainage.

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