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foxholes

noun

plural of foxhole
as in bunkers

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  1. pits
  2. mines
  3. shelters
  4. wells
Noun
  • These mysterious features are a bunch of broad, shallow pits scattered across the Martian bedrock.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Lee's cancer was the direct result of his exposure to the burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Robert McGreevy , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground.
    — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of mines
Noun
  • Around 200 schools have been converted to shelters in southwestern Yemen to absorb an influx of families, according to the International Rescue Committee, an aid group.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Functionality to identify natural landmarks, paths and shelters is expected in the coming months.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of shelters
Noun
  • The company's first wells at its pilot facility in Nevada took 70 days to drill to a measured depth of 11,220 feet.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Engineering light at nanoscale The team built the semiconductor from gallium arsenide and aluminum gallium arsenide, arranging the materials into ultra-thin layers known as multi-quantum wells.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wells
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