retrenchment
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re·trench·ment
(rĭ-trĕnch'mənt) 
n.
n.
- A cutting down or back; reduction.
- A curtailment of expenses.
Oxford Dictionary of Architecture & Landscaping:
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retrenchment
Work, usually a trench and parapet, for defence, especially an inner line of defence.
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