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Railway station in Bitche, France
The Gare de Bitche ("Bitche station", German: Bahnhof Bitsch), formerly Gare de Bitche-Ville ("Bitche city station"), is a railway station on the
Bitche_station
1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war
The siege of Bitche was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War initially caused by the German forces on August 8, 1870, to March 26, 1871, where the two
Siege_of_Bitche
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misogynistic. In April 2021, the official Facebook page for the French Commune of Bitche was taken down. In response, commune officials created a new page referencing
Scunthorpe_problem
Commune in Grand Est, France
Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. Located east of the Moselle department, the commune is part of the Pays de Bitche; It borders
Montbronn
Railway station in France
line) of the Saarbahn (Lebach–Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines). The Sarreguemines–Bitche line has had a substitute road service since 18 December 2011 following
Sarreguemines_station
Commune in Grand Est, France
Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. The village is located in heavily wooded country, 15 kilometres from Bitche and 12 kilometres
Baerenthal
US Army formation
known as the "Sons of Bitche". The German counterattacks of 1 and 8–10 January 1945 were repulsed, after heavy fighting at Bitche. After further attacks
100th_Training_Division
Public square in Paris, France
looking for heroes to glorify. (At this time, for example, the village of Bitche, located near the German border on the Orne, had a Parisian square named
Place_Denfert-Rochereau
Gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line in France
ouvrage Rohrbach and the gros ouvrage Schiesseck. Located 4 km west of Bitche, the ouvrage derived its name from a nearby farm (Hof in German). It was
Ouvrage_Simserhof
German Nazi officer (1895–1945)
was born on 18 February 1895 in Bitsch, Bezirk Lothringen (present-day Bitche, France) the son of an Imperial German Army sergeant. His family were from
Hermann_Florstedt
that in 1940 controlled the section of the Maginot Line in the vicinity of Bitche. The sector was bordered to the west by the Fortified Sector of the Sarre
Fortified_Sector_of_Rohrbach
1871–1918 territory of the German Empire
Moselle around Forbach (Fuerboch in the local Rhine Franconian dialect), Bitche (Bitsch in the local Rhine Franconian dialect), and Sarrebourg (Saarbuerj
Alsace–Lorraine
Maginot Line located in the community of Bettvillier, near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche in the Moselle département, facing Germany. The Fortified Sector of Rohrbach
Ouvrage_Rohrbach
Line of fortifications along the French/German border
bombardment. The training was carried out at a fortress near the town of Bitche in Moselle in Lorraine, built in a military training area and so capable
Maginot_Line
heavy artillery, were able to capture Grand-Hohékirkel and the Ensemble de Bitche with few casualties. Four-à-Chaux saw little action during the Lorraine
Fortified Sector of the Vosges
Fortified_Sector_of_the_Vosges
City in Grand Est, France
Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains being the oldest church in France, its Imperial Station Palace displaying the apartment of the German Kaiser, or its Opera House
Metz
Part of the Franco-Prussian War
object of warding off any attempt on the strategic Strasbourg—Haguenau—Bitche—Metz rail lines, and established the following positions: Ducrot's 1st Division
Battle_of_Wissembourg_(1870)
with R35 light tanks) in Alsace, and on 12 September 1939, he attacked at Bitche, simultaneously with the Saar Offensive. In late February 1940, Paul Reynaud
Charles de Gaulle during World War II
Charles_de_Gaulle_during_World_War_II
Train network of the former Alsace region (France)
Turckheim – Munster – Metzeral Colmar – Volgelsheim Haguenau – Niederbronn – Bitche Haguenau – Obermodern-Zutzendorf – Saverne Ingwiller – Wimmenau – Lichtenberg
TER_Alsace
leparisien.fr (in French). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2025. "Bitche: 20 ans après le meurtre de Karine Schaaff, une marche blanche réunit environ
List of major crimes in France (2000–present)
List_of_major_crimes_in_France_(2000–present)
French Army formation
Chasseurs à pied (16e BCP) - 16th Chasseurs on Foot Battalion (VBCI IFVs), in Bitche 92e Régiment d'Infanterie (92e RI) - 92nd Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs)
3rd_Armored_Division_(France)
Commune in Grand Est, France
France. It is the only village belonging to the Pays de Bitche to not be part of the Bitche canton. ‹ The template Historical populations is being considered
Kalhausen
Commune in Grand Est, France
administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. The similarly named commune Gros-Réderching lies 6 km to the west. Communes
Petit-Réderching
American hip-hop duo
Your$elf Part IV: The Trill Clinton $aga Kill Your$elf Part V: The Fuck Bitche$, Get Death $aga Kill Your$elf Part VI: The T$unami $aga Kill Your$elf Part
Suicideboys
German World War II fighter wing
52: a French observation balloon near Karlsruhe and a Morane MS 406 near Bitche. Over the rest of November 1939, the Luftwaffe reorganized its fighter units
Jagdgeschwader_52
Military unit
the corps moved north against German defenses in the Maginot Line around Bitche. The fighting for the old French forts continued until 20 December 1944
XV_Corps_(United_States)
Topics referred to by the same term
Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle, Dordogne Saint-Louis-et-Parahou, Aude Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, Moselle Saint-Louis-du-Sud, a commune in the Sud department of Haiti Saint-Louis-du-Nord
Saint_Louis
Former regional rail network in Lorraine, France
Lunéville – Rambervillers – Bruyères Béning – Sarreguemines – Bitche Sarre-Union – Sarrebourg Bitche – Haguenau SNCF Class Z 6300 SNCF Class Z 11500 SNCF Class
TER_Lorraine
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
under General Victor Bourret in Alsace. On 12 September 1939 he attacked at Bitche, simultaneously with the Saar Offensive. At the start of October 1939, Reynaud
Charles_de_Gaulle
Of the French Army at the end of the Cold War
RA), (Réserve), Héricourt (24x M50) 57e Régiment d'Artillerie (57e RA), Bitche (24x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30) 601e Régiment NBC (Réserve)
Outline of the French Army at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_French_Army_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Military unit type of France
at Valdahon (training centre). fr:12e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique at Bitche, reformed 2019 as Centre de formation initiale de la 2e brigade blindée
Chasseurs_d'Afrique
Destructors "NYC Awakes" by Didier Malherbe "NYC Beat" by Armand Van Helden "NYC Bitche$" by Awkwafina "NYC Blues" by Rita Moreno "NYC (Can You Believe This City
List of songs about New York City
List_of_songs_about_New_York_City
Hill range in France and Germany
Wasgau. This natural boundary runs roughly from Pirmasens via Eppenbrunn, Bitche and Lemberg in Lorraine towards the south and, near Phalsbourg, finally
Wasgau
War from 1870 to 1871
the French army disengaged and retreated in a westerly direction towards Bitche and Saverne, hoping to join French forces on the other side of the Vosges
Franco-Prussian_War
398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division U.S. Army 1945 France BITCHE inscription 1946 Central Europe HEILBRONN inscription 1st Battalion, 399th
List of recipients of the United States Presidential Unit Citation
List_of_recipients_of_the_United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation
Military unit
Nordwind, and struck at the enemy at Philippsbourg and at Wingen between Bitche and Hagenau. In mid-January 1945, the task force moved to an area directly
70th Infantry Division (United States)
70th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Commune in Grand Est, France
Historical populations is being considered for merging. › Bouzonville station is served by the Nied Valley Railway (Niedtalbahn) and, until 1945, saw
Bouzonville
Airport in Germany
accessible by road. It can be reached via motorway A8 (exit Contwig, Flughafen, Bitche (F)) which leads to Saarbrücken and Luxembourg and from France directly
Zweibrücken_Airport
French general
the outbreak of the Second World War, Larminat was a lieutenant-colonel stationed in the Levant. Larminat was still serving in the Middle East when France
Edgard_de_Larminat
Low mountain range in Germany
Frankenweide; up to 610 m) Haardt (up to 673 m) Wasgau Western Wasgau (up to 513 m) Bitche Forest Lowland Dahn-Annweiler Felsenland Stürzelbronn-Schönau Felsenland
Palatinate_Forest
Railway line in Germany and France
officials. A Prussian and French military band played together in Saarbrücken station. A few weeks later, on 16 July 1870, the last passenger train ran from
Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines railway
Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines_railway
Commune in Grand Est, France
crossroads of the D952 and the D13/57 near the A30 autoroute. Hayange railway station is served by TER Grand Est trains and buses to Thionville and Longwy. Hayange
Hayange
Commune in Grand Est, France
of the commune to the Moselle border, where it continues north as D37 to Bitche. Route D135 travels south from the town to La Petite-Pierre. The town is
Wingen-sur-Moder
Commune in Grand Est, France
borders of Germany, and Belgium. Audun-le-Tiche is served by a railway station that is only served by the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, on whose Line
Audun-le-Tiche
Commune in Grand Est, France
population of 890 in 2018. Louvigny is the location of the Lorraine TGV station, which was opened in 2007, and is also close to the regional airport serving
Louvigny,_Moselle
Commune in Grand Est, France
Biding Bining Bioncourt Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Bistroff Bitche Blanche-Église Bliesbruck Blies-Ébersing Blies-Guersviller Boucheporn Boulange
Béning-lès-Saint-Avold
Commune in Grand Est, France
to which it lies adjacent is Mondorf-les-Bains. A former border control station is now disused. The name of the French commune is notably spelt with a
Mondorff
and three grocery stores. The boys’ school was leveled and the railway station was badly damaged; the tree allies of the fairground had their treetops
Écouché_in_World_War_II
18th and 19th-century Royal Navy officer
Hewson and fellow Hussar junior officer Henry Ashworth from the citadel at Bitche on 14 September 1808. The men succeeded in reaching Trieste by November
Donat_Henchy_O'Brien
WW2 Royal Air Force unit
Bouzonville, a Bf 109 being shot down at Apach and a Bf 110 north-west of Bitche; a Hurricane pilot was killed trying to land at Brienne-le-Château. In April
RAF Advanced Air Striking Force
RAF_Advanced_Air_Striking_Force
Russian saints. Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de la Villette 6 Place de Bitche, 19th arrondissement of Paris Neo-classical (1841–44) The church was built
List of historic churches in Paris
List_of_historic_churches_in_Paris
Commune in Grand Est, France
and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Seingbouse". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026. Media related to Seingbouse
Seingbouse
Commune in Grand Est, France
Biding Bining Bioncourt Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Bistroff Bitche Blanche-Église Bliesbruck Blies-Ébersing Blies-Guersviller Boucheporn Boulange
Cattenom
Military unit
Infantry Division. The 232nd's mission was to attack northeast and clear the Bitche-Haguenau road. 2-232 was detached and assigned to Task Force Coleman with
232nd_Infantry_Regiment
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
flee in Champagne. Of all the nobility of the duchy, only the counts of Bitche and the city of Sarrebourg refused to pay tribute to the invader. The latter
Sarrebourg
Events in the city of Lille, France during World War II
the "Dames," female volunteers trained in healthcare, managed the train station cafeteria reserved for soldiers on leave, while also helping with various
Lille_during_World_War_II
Military unit
July 1942. The division was formed in July 1942 at the training ground at Bitche. The 65th moved to the Netherlands in October 1942 for occupation duty.
65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
65th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
French-German commune in Grand Est, France
Biding Bining Bioncourt Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Bistroff Bitche Blanche-Église Bliesbruck Blies-Ébersing Blies-Guersviller Boucheporn Boulange
Chambrey
Commune in Grand Est, France
Saint-Louis-Arzviller. The village is surrounded by four hills. Lutzelbourg station is on the Line from Paris-Est to Strasbourg-Ville and was the origin of
Lutzelbourg
Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate
Master's Mate Donat Henchy O'Brien, succeeded in escaping from the prison of Bitche Citadel in November 1808 by stealing a boat and making their way to Trieste
HMS_Hussar_(1799)
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
is 15 km, 9+3⁄8 miles from the border). The Gare de Thionville railway station offers connections with Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy, Paris, Strasbourg, Brussels
Thionville
Commune in Grand Est, France
the wider 'ÉNES' electricity board. One of the first local television stations of its kind in France, 'CVS' runs a weekly broadcast of around 30 minutes
Creutzwald
Commune in Grand Est, France
Lorraine. The Bièvre river crosses the village. The Hartzviller train station is nowadays closed. Communes of the Moselle department "Répertoire national
Hartzviller
Commune in Grand Est, France
the Luxembourgish town of Dudelange. The Volmerange-les-Mines railway station offers connections to Bettembourg in Luxembourg. ‹ The template Historical
Volmerange-les-Mines
17th-century Lorrain soldier of the Holy Roman Empire
relations with France again after a short period made Hunolstein to governor of Bitche on 16 July 1641. In 1642, Hunolstein changed to the Imperial army. He and
Johann_Wilhelm_von_Hunolstein
Commune in Grand Est, France
the commune is crossed by the Paris-Strasbourg railway line, its train station is nowadays closed. Former names: 1240 : Gundersingen, 1246: Guntersingen
Gondrexange
1793 battle during the War of the First Coalition
Jean-Charles Pichegru. Brunswick pressed forward toward the fortress of Bitche, driving back the Corps of the Vosges and the Army of the Moselle. At this
Battle_of_Kaiserslautern
Velikiye Luki, USSR SL 7 Buchholz Station 16 December 1944 Buchholz, Germany SL 8 The Bitche Salient 14 January 1945 Bitche, Germany SL 9 The Cannes Strongpoint
Squad_Leader_Scenarios
Former Swiss regiment in French service
Valenciennes in May 1763, Bélfort in September 1764, Landau in September 1766, Bitche in June 1767, and Strasbourg in November 1767. The regiment then joined
Steiner_Infantry_Regiment
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1920 Ship State Description Bitche France The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Tiñoso, Spain and was
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1920
Commune in Grand Est, France
Biding Bining Bioncourt Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Bistroff Bitche Blanche-Église Bliesbruck Blies-Ébersing Blies-Guersviller Boucheporn Boulange
Nitting
French military officer (1879–1949)
general to inform his wife gently. Giraud then walked to Bad Schandau station where he encountered Guerlach and the two exchanged a codephrase. However
Henri_Giraud
Military unit
fighter groups to the north. On 1 January 1945, in a counteroffensive in the Bitche sector, the Germans launched a powerful assault against the Seventh Army
64th_Fighter_Wing
Commune in Grand Est, France
crossed by the RN4 and close to the A4 highway. The Réding station is an important junction station. Located on the line from Paris to Strasbourg, it is the
Réding
Commune in Grand Est, France
Brettnach and Téterchen to the village. Tromborn lacks its own railway station, the closest are those of Bouzonville 7 km away, Saint-Avold 27 kilometres
Tromborn
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
returned to the attack, taking Ratzwiller and entering the Ensemble de Bitche along the Maginot Line. When division commander Major General Robert L.
William_F._Dean
Military unit
returned to the attack, taking Ratzwiller and entering the Ensemble de Bitche in the Maginot Line. On 14 December, regiments of the 44th Division took
44th Infantry Division (United States)
44th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Commune in Grand Est, France
A4 - Number 37 - Ennery-Argancy A31 - Hauconcourt The nearest railway station is in Metz, about 15 km (9.3 mi) away. The nearest airports are ETZ - Metz
Vigy
Overviews of forts
Kärnäkoski Fortress, Savitaipale Fort Bergues Fort Bayonne Fort de Bellegarde Bitche Fort Blaye Fort Bouillon Fort Boyard Fort Cambrai Fort Desaix Fort Douaumont
List_of_forts
Commune in Grand Est, France
Biding Bining Bioncourt Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Bistroff Bitche Blanche-Église Bliesbruck Blies-Ébersing Blies-Guersviller Boucheporn Boulange
Bliesbruck
Commune in Grand Est, France
road D 999, which connects Dieuze to Château-Salins. The nearest railway station is in Dieuze (on the line from Sarrebourg to Sarreguemines, closed to passenger
Guéblange-lès-Dieuze
German World War II flying ace and wing commander
(3.7 mi) north-northeast of Sierck — 2 March 1940 — Hurricane south of Bitche 3? 25 March 1940 14:55 M.S.406 southwest of Saarbrücken – Stab III. Gruppe
Wolf-Dietrich_Wilcke
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est, France
and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Malancourt-la-Montagne". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026. Des villages
Amnéville
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
ICE high speed trains connecting Paris and Frankfurt have stopped at the station in Forbach, and passengers can now travel to Paris Gare de l'Est in 1 hour
Forbach
Irish born mercenary and French Army officer
for an Order dated September 1813 appoints him Commander of the town of Bitche in Northeast France (Alsace) "when his period of convalescence would have
James_Bartholomew_Blackwell
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
and at the junction of the lines to Trier and Sarrebourg. Sarreguemines station has rail connections to Strasbourg, Saarbrücken and Metz. Traditionally
Sarreguemines
Commune in Grand Est, France
Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It has a railway station on the line from Metz to Strasbourg. The village was part of the seigneury
Berthelming
Guide Through the Routes of Palatine Forest
Buchen, Eppenbrunn, the Altschlossfelsen rocks and then over the border to Bitche and Wingen-sur-Moder in France. The international Donnersberg-Donon long
Walking routes in the Palatine Forest
Walking_routes_in_the_Palatine_Forest
Military unit
Avold Germany 18 March – Krüghutte 20 March – Gersweiler France 23 March – Bitche Germany 24 March – Pirmasens 27 March – Edenkoben 28 March – Rhinefield
289th Engineer Combat Battalion (United States)
289th_Engineer_Combat_Battalion_(United_States)
Commune in Grand Est, France
also built a mansion). The tourist office is located near the railway station. It is run by the Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach, a federation
Hombourg-Haut
Commune in Grand Est, France
and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Rodalbe". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026. Media related to Rodalbe
Rodalbe
Commune in Grand Est, France
the border being Perl in Germany and Schengen in Luxembourg. It has a station on the Thionville–Trier railway, served by regional trains. Apach was the
Apach
Commune in Grand Est, France
population in 2022 was 620 people. A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base, RCAF Station Grostenquin, was located here from 1952–1964. After the departure of the
Grostenquin
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a butcher or slaughterer, Middle English bo(u)cher (Old French bouchier, a derivative of bouc ‘ram’).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Richie, RITCHIE means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
English
Birch.
Boy/Male
English American
Butcher.
Boy/Male
English
Bright; shining; the birch tree.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained.Perhaps an Americanized form of German Kitsche, a Silesian and Saxon pet form of Christian.
Surname or Lastname
South German, Swiss German
South German, Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from Middle High German birche ‘birch’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.English : habitational name from Birchover in Derbyshire or Bircher in Hereford, both named as from Old English birce ‘birch’ + ofer ‘ridge’.
Boy/Male
English
Butcher.
Boy/Male
British, English
Birch Valley; Place Name; Where Birches Grow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bircher.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Bright; Shining; Place Name; Where Birch Trees Grow
Boy/Male
British, English
Ermine
Female
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Birgitta, BIRTHE means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly eastern and southern)
English (chiefly eastern and southern) : from an agent derivative of Middle English pich ‘pitch’, hence an occupational name for a caulker, one who sealed the seams of ships or barrels with pitch.English : variant of Pickard 2.Possibly from German Pitscher, from the short form of a personal name formed with Old High German bītan ‘to endure’, or bittan ‘to wish or ask for’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Bath (see Bath 1) or from Bathe Barton in Devon, which is named with the same word.German : from a Germanic personal name formed with the element badu ‘battle’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian
Butcher; Shining Brightly; Diminutive of Butcher
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English kychene ‘kitchen’, hence an occupational name for someone who worked in or was in charge of the kitchen of a monastery or great house.Scottish and northern Irish : variant of McCutcheon.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Danish, and Swedish
English, German, Danish, and Swedish : topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from a Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases, the German name may be derived from places named with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke). In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.
Male
Native American
Native American Algonquin name KITCHI means "brave."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Birch
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
Girl/Female
Hindu
Bright with wealth
Girl/Female
American, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Polish, Swedish
Pure; Form of Katherine; Virginal; Clear; Holy
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Life
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Abiding Forever
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sun
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, Scandinavian
Rebellious; Defense; Of the Sea
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati (Second daughter of the king of Kashi, abducted from her swayamvara by Bhisma. She married Vichitravirya and, after his death, became Dhritarastra's mother (with Vyasa).)
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Ra - personification of the power of the universe and god of a united Egypt.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abdul Raheem | عبدولرØیم
Servant of the most compassionate, Slave of the compassionate
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Shiva
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
BITCHE STATION
n.
Alt. of Fitchew
a.
Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done.
a.
See FitchE.
imp. & p. p.
of Hitch
a.
Fitche.
v. t.
To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.
imp. & p. p.
of Witch
a.
Having fitches or vetches.
imp. & p. p.
of Botch
imp. & p. p.
of Birch
v. i.
To dig a ditch or ditches.
pl.
of Birch
a.
Fitche.
pl.
of Botch
a.
Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
imp. & p. p.
of Pitch
n.
One who digs ditches.
v. t.
To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
pl.
of Fitch
v. t.
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.