Foxtrot

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communications code word

Fox·​trot ˈfäks-ˌträt 

—used as a code word for the letter f

foxtrot

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noun

fox·​trot ˈfäks-ˌträt 

variants or less commonly fox-trot or fox trot

plural foxtrots also fox-trots or fox trots

1

: a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot

2

: a ballroom dance in duple time with slow walking steps, quick running steps, and the step of the two-step

also : the music for this dance

The band played a foxtrot.

fox-trot

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verb

ˈfäks-ˌträt 

fox-trotted; fox-trotting; fox-trots

intransitive verb

: to dance the foxtrot

Word History

First Known Use

Communications Code Word

1952, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1916, in the meaning defined above