The original Roman city wall was over two metres thick with a steep ditch (which was later used to divert the River Lavant).

Belgium is known for its technical special stages on narrow tarmac roads and steep ditches.

By now Jerry had hauled himself up the side of the steep ditch.

Secondly, the wall is surrounded by four steep defensive ditches and banks around the hill spur, and seven such ramparts across the uphill side of the spur.

An excavation was done in 2002, revealing a steep ditch.

I like that side of the steep ditch there.

There were no steep ditches surrounding towns, no straight war-trumpets, no coiled horns, no swords and helmets.

He then discovered that human hands had leveled off and sharpened the side of the gully to form a steep ditch.

We crossed a steep, shoulder-high ditch into another field and walked down the rows of corn which grew above our heads and made a slinky sound as we passed among them.

Breathlessly light-headed on painkillers, Colonel Colm Corbec led the first advance down into the steep, rubble-strewn ditch and up into the cliff-face of buildings.