English-Thai Dictionary
retrenchment
N ความประหยัด การ ลดค่าใช้จ่าย decrease curtailing thriftiness frugality kwam-pra-yad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
RETRENCHMENT
n. 1. The act of lopping off; the act of removing what is superfluous; as the retrenchment of words or lines in a writing.
2. The act of curtailing, lessening or abridging; diminution; as the retrenchment of expenses.
3. In military affairs, any work raised to cover a post and fortify it against an enemy; such as fascines, gabions, sandbags and the like.
Numerous remains of Roman retrenchments, constructed to cover the country -
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RETRENCHMENT
Re *trench "ment, n. Etym: [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 Walpole.
2. (Fort. )
Defn: 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.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
retrenchment
re tr é nch ment 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 (費用などの )削減, 節約 .2 短縮, 縮小, 省略 .
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