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[ごう()]
gou
noun

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[ごう()]
gou

English Meaning(s) for 壕

noun
  1. moat; fosse; trench; ditch (濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
  2. underground air-raid shelter; dugout

Definition and Synonyms for 壕

Ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
Synonyms: , 堀割, , , ,
Moat ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Synonyms: , ,
Trench a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
Synonyms: ,
Channel a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Synonyms: , 堀切り, , , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 壕

» trench; dugout; air raid shelter

Categories 壕 is a member of

Ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
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Trench a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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Imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
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Excavation a hole in the ground made by excavating
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