: a pit dug usually hastily for individual cover from enemy fire
Examples of foxhole in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThis can be expanded into a foxhole, a one-person fighting position deep enough to stand up in.—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that success in battle depends on each side’s ability to sustain munitions production and supply from factory to foxhole.—Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024 One of the words that comes up more than once in the book is trinchera, or foxhole.—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024 In times of high tension, shells fly and residents hunker in fortified foxholes.—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for foxhole
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