English Explanatory Dictionary

foxhole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
  2. A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
verb
  1. To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
  2. To drive into a military foxhole.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foxhole.wav

Word forms

foxhole foxholes fox-hole foxholing foxholed

Etymology

From Middle English foxhol, from Old English foxhol, equivalent to fox + hole.

Synonyms

dugout fighting hole spider hole

Derived words

Foxhole Circuit foxhole radio there are no atheists in foxholes
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