During the First World War "Anne of Green Gables" was distributed by the Polish government to troops in the trenches to remind them of what they were fighting for.
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Trenches
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/
Synonyms for "trenches" (13 found)
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11 entriesbackfilled trenchcommunication trenchfire trenchfront line trenchesopen trenchsupply trenchtrench coattrench excavationtrench systemtrench warfaretrenching operation
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How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing.
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On the 19th, we were ordered to assault formidably entrenched German trenches.
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There is a quarrel between two countries and they're digging trenches.
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