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Foxtrot

American  
[foks-trot] / ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /

noun

  1. a word used in communications to represent the letter F.

foxtrot 1 British  
/ ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /

noun

  1. a ballroom dance in quadruple time, combining short and long steps in various sequences

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verb

  1. (intr) to perform this dance

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Foxtrot 2 British  
/ ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter f

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Police in Iraqi Kurdistan have meanwhile arrested a key figure in the Foxtrot gang, according to Swedish radio.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Foxtrot opened up its first location, and then another, and then two more.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

By the end of her trip, she spent 44 hours in transit on her plane, Executive One Foxtrot, or in a bulletproof SUV, traveling more than 20,000 miles round trip in less than a week.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

Deux is now sold at some Whole Foods stores, Erewhon Market and Foxtrot grocery stores.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

These were Foxtrot class diesel-electric subs, fairly outdated by American standards.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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