Synonyms for foxhole
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : foks-hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒksˌhoʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for foxhole Other synonyms for the word foxhole
Définition of foxhole
Origin :- also fox-hole, Old English fox-hol "a fox's den," from fox (n.) + hole (n.). Military sense is from World War I.
- As in trench : noun ditch, channel dug in earth
- As in dugout : noun hollowed area
- A grenade had come flying into the foxhole where Dane and Harding had felt reasonably safe.
- Extract from : « Dead Ringer » by Lester del Rey
- With morning he was half a mile away, in a foxhole less than sixty yards from the massive outer perimeter of the arena.
- Extract from : « Stalemate » by Basil Eugene Wells
- The foxhole had two entrances, both well-concealed, and he had rigged elaborate warning devices should the vicinity be approached.
- Extract from : « Stalemate » by Basil Eugene Wells
- The shower of rock is somewhat reminiscent of Ungava's meteor spray or splintered debris forced down a soldier's foxhole.
- Extract from : « The Land of Look Behind » by 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.
- Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense
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