foxholes

noun

plural of foxhole
as in bunkers

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  1. pits
  2. mines
  3. shelters
  4. wells
Noun
  • When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.
    — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Associated Press gained rare access into one of Ituri's largest mines, in the locality of Iga-Barrière, where miners crowd into pits to dig for gold.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • New mines take decades to develop, and existing ore grades are declining, highlighting vulnerable supply chains.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Until 1725, India was the world’s lone source of diamonds, and the stone, once weighing over 190 carats, was no doubt discovered in one of the country’s famous mines.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mines
Noun
  • Gillian Lange started rescuing animals from area shelters 50 years ago.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Debris covered streets and searchers continued to dig in the rubble for possible victims, while more than 40,000 people remained in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift shelters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelters
Noun
  • Most of those wells weren’t necessarily constructed poorly; they were funded poorly.
    — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Water that isn’t trapped in dams or pulled from wells or rivers eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of wells
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