: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
ditched; ditching; ditches
1
a
: to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1)
The pasture was hedged and ditched.
b
: to dig a ditch in
2
aviation
: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water
successfully ditched the plane
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Examples of ditch in a Sentence
Noun
He drove the car into the ditch.
after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch
Verb
The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
They ditched me at the concert.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Trucks lost control on icy roads and went spiraling into ditches, and pileups backed up traffic on interstate highways across the Midwest.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Media keys and dedicated shortcut keys line the top of the board, though the Rapid, which only supports wired connectivity, ditches the two additional wireless and Bluetooth buttons on the left corner of its predecessor.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In photos obtained by Metro from the scene, the white car could be seen partially underwater in a ditch while leaning to the side.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Trucks lost control on icy roads and went spiraling into ditches, and pileups backed up traffic on interstate highways across the Midwest.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Media keys and dedicated shortcut keys line the top of the board, though the Rapid, which only supports wired connectivity, ditches the two additional wireless and Bluetooth buttons on the left corner of its predecessor.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditch. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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