"entrenching tool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entrenching tools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} entrenching tool (plural entrenching tools)
  1. (military) A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat. Wikipedia link: en:entrenching tool Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: E-tool Related terms: entrenchment Coordinate_terms: trencher (english: machine) Translations (short shovel): Klappspaten [masculine] (German), сапёрная лопа́тка (sapjórnaja lopátka) [feminine] (Russian)

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