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[ foks-hohl ] / ˈfɒksˌhoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foxhole ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area. Origin of foxholeFirst recorded in 1915–20; fox + hole Words nearby foxholefoxed, foxfire, Fox-Fordyce disease, foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting, foxie, foxing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foxhole[He tears off the tape] They stole into my foxhole at night and covered my face with Scotch tape. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST But what if a soldier had my book in their foxhole: would they curse me or thank me? Tom Reiss: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Some colleagues viewed him as “calm, friendly, collected, a foxhole type of guy.” Bill Allen: Tipper Gore’s Secretive New Beau|Sandra McElwaine|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST So he would go from foxhole to foxhole and, by any means, would get his men to fight. Rex Ryan: The NFL's Most Outspoken Coach|Marlow Stern|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Instead, we'll talk about the group shower, unit cohesion, foxhole flirtation. What Don't Ask, Don't Tell Protects|Brendan Tapley|December 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST 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 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 A grenade had come flying into the foxhole where Dane and Harding had felt reasonably safe. Dead Ringer|Lester del Rey The foxhole had two entrances, both well-concealed, and he had rigged elaborate warning devices should the vicinity be approached. Stalemate|Basil Eugene Wells
British Dictionary definitions for foxhole
nounmilitary a small pit dug during an action to provide individual shelter against hostile fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foxholegully, dike, trough, gorge, moat, pit, waterway, cellar, cave, rut, canal, cut, excavation, tube, gutter, dugout, hollow, arroyo, drain, sink |