Look up: RETRENCHMENT

1. retrenchment
   [n] - entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense 2. [n] - the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
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2. Retrenchment
   Interior defence works, usually consisting of a trench and parapet.
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3. Retrenchment
   A surgical procedure for the removal of redundant tissue.
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4. Retrenchment
   Re·trench'ment noun [ Confer French retrenchment .] 1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. « The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that ... mean to replace your f...
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5. retrenchment
   The cutting away of superfluous tissue. ... Origin: F. Re-, back, + trancher, to cut ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. retrenchment
   curtailment 1 downsizing noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
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7. retrenchment
   noun entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
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8. Retrenchment
   • (n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. • (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms f...
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9. retrenchment
   Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-trench′ment Definitions: 1. The cutting away of superfluous tissue.
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10. Retrenchment
    (computing) `Retrenchment` is a technique associated with Formal Methods that was introduced to address some of the perceived limitations of formal, model based refinement, for situations in which refinement might be regarded as desirable in principle, but turned out to be unusable, or nearly...
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11. Retrenchment
    (military) `Retrenchment` is a technical term in fortification, where it is applied to a work or series of works constructed in rear of existing defences in order to bar the further progress of the enemy should he succeed in breaching or storming these. An example was in the siege of Port Arthur in 1904.
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