Definition of foxhole
: a pit dug usually hastily for individual cover from enemy fire
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Moments after Hartwig left their foxhole to eat, Ziolecki heard artillery rounds landing behind him, demolishing the chow tent.
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An artillery shell landed in his foxhole and he was killed instantly.
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Soldiers, the only Israelis Mr. Gerim has ever seen this close, can be spotted through the smoke of burning tires, moving about in their foxholes atop tall sand berms, occasionally launching tear-gas barrages, sometimes using live fire.
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The nurse and the foxhole saved her life when a German pilot, pursued by British fighter planes, unleashed five antipersonnel bombs.
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Like someone once said, there are no atheists in foxholes.
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The relationship that has unspooled since that 2010 friend request has bound together Mr. Garish and Ms. Stipkovits in a foxhole of determination, love and brokenness.
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It is decorated with a scene of two soldiers in a foxhole in wartime.
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In a Washington, DC, paralyzed by politicians in their foxholes, that's basically the nuclear option.
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First Known Use of foxhole
1915
FOXHOLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of foxhole for English Language Learners
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: a hole dug for a soldier to sit or lie in for protection from the enemy
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