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retrenchments

The correct spelling is retrenchments.

How to pronounce retrenchments

noun

Say it like: Ret-ren-chm-ent-s

The correct spelling is retrenchments. A curtailment or reduction.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A curtailment or reduction.
  2. 2.A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.

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