Ditches Synonyms & Definitions

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• DitchesDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (pl. ) of Ditch

• DitchDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To surround with a ditch.
2. (v. t.) To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
3. (v. i.) To dig a ditch or ditches.
4. (v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
5. (n.) A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
6. (n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.