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foxhole

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat for immediate refuge against enemy fire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mil.) a small pit in the ground for individual shelter against enemy fire.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun military A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
  • noun UK the burrow in the ground where a red fox lives.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
  • noun a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

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Examples

  • Not bad double-headers for Perfumed Princes who can barely tell a foxhole from a bidet.

    01/25/2005 2005

  • A partner in the foxhole is the greatest thing to have in life, I have been blessed.

    Enough with all the singlism and matrimania. Ann Althouse 2008

  • He was a bonding experience, kind of like how having a grenade thrown into your foxhole is a bonding experience.

    sirilyan Diary Entry sirilyan 2003

  • He's a type of guy, if you got caught in a foxhole, that is the guy you want with you, Larry.

    CNN Transcript May 18, 2001 2001

  • The suspense on whether we did find a new tomb or just a "foxhole" was definitely stressful.

    KV 63: A Look at the New Tomb 2006

  • KING: He knows honest prayer, as opposed to "foxhole" prayer, or "Help me out today and I'll take care of it tomorrow."

    CNN Transcript May 29, 2005 2005

  • Another one of the baby scorpions had dug a kind of foxhole on the far side of the tank from the main cave, and was popping out at irregular but lengthy intervals.

    Jonas Hellborg & friends (& Jaafar) @Templeball round (3)2, and yappy dog badger 2004

  • Both sexes talked gruffly about needing to lean forward in the foxhole, meaning "to anticipate," and to break contact, meaning "to leave."

    Peace is Hell 2001

  • Both sexes talked gruffly about needing to lean forward in the foxhole, meaning "to anticipate," and to break contact, meaning "to leave."

    Peace is Hell 2001

  • He threw out his "foxhole" guys, the guys he could trust, the good soldiers like Steve

    Thats On Point: The Web Site 2010

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  • kewpid commented on the word foxhole

    Devoid of atheists apparently.

    February 18, 2009