What is another word for trench warfare?
Pronunciation: [tɹˈɛnt͡ʃ wˈɔːfe͡ə] (IPA) 
Trench warfare became popular during World War I as a strategy to protect infantry from enemy fire. Synonyms for this tactic include trench fighting, trench raiding, and trench combat. In addition, the term "digging in" was also commonly used to describe this method of warfare. Other synonyms include positional warfare, static warfare, and siege warfare. Despite its effectiveness in protecting soldiers, trench warfare was a grueling and brutal experience, leading to conditions such as trench foot and disease. Nowadays, trench warfare is used as a figure of speech to describe a protracted, slow-moving conflict between two parties.
