foxhole

[ foks-hohl ]
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noun
  1. a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.

Origin of foxhole

1
First recorded in 1915–20; fox + hole

Words Nearby foxhole

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How to use foxhole in a sentence

  • So he would go from foxhole to foxhole and, by any means, would get his men to fight.

  • Nor is he likely to be found, as Saddam Hussein was, cowering in a covered foxhole.

  • A grenade had come flying into the foxhole where Dane and Harding had felt reasonably safe.

    Dead Ringer | Lester del Rey
  • With morning he was half a mile away, in a foxhole less than sixty yards from the massive outer perimeter of the arena.

    Stalemate | Basil Eugene Wells
  • The foxhole had two entrances, both well-concealed, and he had rigged elaborate warning devices should the vicinity be approached.

    Stalemate | Basil Eugene Wells
  • The shower of rock is somewhat reminiscent of Ungava's meteor spray or splintered debris forced down a soldier's foxhole.

    The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron Brown
  • And while an officer wouldn't be expected to pitch a tent, he would dig his own foxhole, unless he was well up in grade.

    The Armed Forces Officer | U. S. Department of Defense

British Dictionary definitions for foxhole

foxhole

/ (ˈfɒksˌhəʊl) /


noun
  1. military a small pit dug during an action to provide individual shelter against hostile fire

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