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Definition of "foxhole" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foxhole" in a sentence
  • "Not bad double-headers for Perfumed Princes who can barely tell a foxhole from a bidet."
  • "A partner in the foxhole is the greatest thing to have in life, I have been blessed."
  • "He was a bonding experience, kind of like how having a grenade thrown into your foxhole is a bonding experience."