Foxtrot
noun
a word used in communications to represent the letter F.
Foxtrot
American
[foks-trot]
/ ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /
noun
foxtrot
1
British
/ ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /
noun
verb
Foxtrot
2
British
/ ˈfɒksˌtrɒt /
noun
Example Sentences
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Salihu said this was part of how Foxtrot worked.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
On 15 March 2025, UnknownHustler forwarded him a message, which was in effect a Foxtrot online tender for business, known by police as VaaS.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He said he then spent a short period in a "home for problem children" where he met one of those who later recruited him to the Foxtrot Network, a teenager with the username UnknownHustler.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
When managers realize she used to work at Foxtrot, the interviews “divert from what my qualifications are, and how hard I’ve worked, to ‘What happened?’ and ‘Wow, did you see it coming?’
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
These were Foxtrot class diesel-electric subs, fairly outdated by American standards.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
The Original Memphis Five recorded first, an instrumental foxtrot version in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
It was mainly square dancing, but we also learned to waltz, polka, schottische and foxtrot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
In her last appearance on the show, Abbington scored 31 for a quick-footed foxtrot to Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
As a child, I'd sit on the steps of our Detroit suburban home and watch my parents and their friends, fellow members of the Chinese diaspora, waltz, rumba and foxtrot the night away.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023
I went back to my room and fell soundly asleep for twenty minutes, and dreamed Julie was teaching me to foxtrot in the kitchen at Craig Castle.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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