noun
foxhole
noun
1
A small pit dug in the ground for a soldier to shelter in during combat.
"The soldiers huddled in a foxhole as shells landed nearby."
2
The burrow where a fox lives.
"The dog sniffed around an old foxhole in the woods."
How to Use Foxhole
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dug-out shelter used by soldiers, or literally a fox's burrow.
Common pairings
dig a foxhole
no atheists in foxholes
Word Forms
foxholed past tense, foxholes plural, foxholes singular
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Etymology
From Old English foxhol, literally "fox" plus "hole."