Bible Dictionaries
Ditch

King James Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Distribution

Next Entry
Divers

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Ditch
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Jezreel, Ditch of
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Ditch
King James Dictionary
• Ditch
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Ditch
Wilson's Bible Types
• Ditch
Webster Dictionary
• Ditching
• Ditches
• Ditched
•   (only first 3 shown)
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Ditch
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Ditch
• Jezreel, Ditch of
Lexicons
• ܓ݁ܽܘܡܳܨܳܐ
• βόθρος , βόθυνος
• גֵּב , גֵּב
• מִקְוָה
• שׁוּחָה
•   (only first 3 shown)

DITCH, n. G.

1. A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, and is dug round the rampart or wall between the scarp and counterscarp.

2. Any long, hollow receptacle of water.

DITCH, To dig or make a ditch or ditches.

DITCH,

1. To dig a ditch or ditches in to drain by a ditch as, to ditch moist land.

2. To surround with a ditch.