Abyss and Trench

Abyss

Abyss noun - An immeasurable depth or space.

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Trench and abyss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trench" instead a noun "Abyss".

Nearby Words: abyssal, abysm

Trench noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.

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Abyss and trench are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abyss" instead a noun "Trench".

Nearby Words: trenchant, trenched, trencher, trenching

full	full abyss	full trench
long	long abyss	long trench
deep	deep abyss	deep trench
massive	massive abyss	massive trench
Other adjectives: dark, brown, giant, red, oceanic, deepest.

In the My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "The Little Mermonkey", Adam and Jake go into a trench referred to as "The Chasm of the Abyss of Darkness" (a chasm by definition contains an abyss, and an abyss by definition has little or no light).

Source: Redundancy / Western Animation
Darkness Equals Death: In the Abyss, the deepest part of Pathos-II at the bottom of a trench, the currents are dangerously strong, absolutely no light from the surface reaches it, and thanks to The Corruption, the wildlife is mutated and very, very aggressive.

Source: Video Game / SOMA
For added "you DON'T want to come here unprepared"-ness, all of the regions of the Prime Roots have names like this (Sunken City, Gate of Obscurity, Abyss of Ichor, Trench of Trials, Elusive Forest, the Kitins' Lair, etc.).

Source: Video Game / Ryzom

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