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FOXHOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foxhole mean?
• FOXHOLE (noun)
The noun FOXHOLE has 1 sense:
1. a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
Familiarity information: FOXHOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fox hole; foxhole
Hypernyms ("foxhole" is a kind of...):
bunker; dugout (a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground)
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