entrenchment

Questions about entrenchment

What does entrenchment mean?

entrenchment means "an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches".

How many syllables are in entrenchment?

entrenchment has 3 syllables: en-trench-ment. The stress falls on "trench". In IPA it is /ɛnˈtɹɛntʃmənt/.

What is another word for entrenchment?

Close synonyms include intrenchment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is entrenchment a common word?

entrenchment is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with entrenchment?

1 word rhymes with entrenchment. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.