kennels

noun

Definition of kennelsnext
plural of kennel
1
as in cages

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as in trenches

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  1. trenches
  2. pounds
  3. troughs
Noun
  • The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In Russian service, the launchers could strike Ukrainian trenches and fire back at Ukraine’s own howitzers and launchers.
    David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The huge rear wing and a deployable front wing combine with a large under-floor diffuser to create up to 1,320 pounds of downforce when driven in Race mode.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • While there have been peaks and troughs in the number of homes sold since then, sales have not recovered to above the 5 million sales per month mark that was common prior to the pandemic.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • These winds blow west to east, but the belt can shift north and south, forming ridges and troughs.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of troughs
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