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Definition of Retrenchments

Retrenchment
Retrenchment Re*trench"ment, n. [Cf. F. 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 fortune as far as I can. --Walpole. 2. (Fort.) 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 for a capitulation. Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment.

Meaning of Retrenchments from wikipedia

- Retrenchment (French: retrenchment, an old form of retranchement, from retrancher, to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly...
- Look up retrenchment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Retrenchment is a political theory. Retrenchment may refer also to: Retrenchment (labour), a...
- of Turtucaia (now Tutrakan), its adjacent fortifications (redoubts, retrenchments) and camps were twice attacked by Russian reconnaissance. The first...
- Retrenchment is a technical term in fortification, where it is applied to a secondary work or series of works constructed in rear of existing defences...
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- recommended in a report on Gibraltar's fortifications that a line of retrenchments should be built at the head of Windmill Hill to block an invader's line...
- Commission for a redundancy payment reduction. A layoff is also known as a retrenchment in (South African English). In the UK, permanent termination due to elimination...
- Sidiqui, Kanchan (29 April 2014). "People complain of ailing industries, retrenchments and closed CPSUs". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 April...
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