entrenching tool en · NOUN
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A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat; also used by campers.
In between rounds, he dug a scrape for himself with his entrenching tool.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| entrenching tools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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ru сапёрная лопа́тка (short shovel) · cs polní lopatka (short shovel) · cmn 工兵鏟 /工兵铲 (short shovel) · it vanghetta (short shovel) · de Klappspaten (short shovel) · ko 야전삽 (short shovel) · fi kenttälapio (short shovel) · de Feldspaten (short shovel)