shallow trench
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Refers to a trench that is not deep.
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- The gardener dug a shallow trench for the new vegetable rows.
- They had to excavate a shallow trench to lay the irrigation pipes.
- A shallow trench was quickly dug as a temporary drainage channel.
- For electrical wiring, only a shallow trench is usually required.
- The soldiers hastily created a shallow trench for cover during the exercise.
- Archaeologists uncovered a shallow trench indicating an ancient boundary.
- Heavy rain carved a shallow trench across the muddy path.
- Make sure the shallow trench is wide enough for the roots of the young plants.
- We need to dig a shallow trench around the tent to divert water.
- The construction crew prepared a shallow trench for the foundation's initial layer.