ditch
noun/dɪtʃ/
Frequency rank: #4,773 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a long narrow channel dug in the ground, especially for drainage.
Example sentence
The farmer dug a long ditch along the edge of his field to drain the water.
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