blindage

Etymology

Borrowed from French blindage.

noun

1. (military) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
2. (military) A deep dugout, often equipped with bunks and other fittings.
   The key unit of life here is the dugout – what the soldiers call a ‘blindage’ – an underground burrow where half a dozen men share the narrow space between the bunks with weapons, ammunition, biscuits, tea bags, and a jumble of other essentials (there is also usually a cat, not to mention the mice). 2017-01-14, Roland Oliphant, “Special report: Loose cannons at the frontline of Ukraine's forgotten war”, in The Telegraph