What does "ditch" mean?
Ditch: Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
Additional senses
- 2.To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
- 3.To surround with a ditch. Shak.
- 4.To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
- 5.To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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