foxhole

[ foks-hohl ]

/ ˈfɒksˌhoʊl /

a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.

Origin of foxhole

First recorded in 1915–20; fox + hole

foxe, foxe basin, foxed, foxfire, foxglove, foxhole, foxhound, foxie, foxing, foxtail, foxtail millet

[He tears off the tape] They stole into my foxhole at night and covered my face with Scotch tape.

Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview |Alex Belth |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But what if a soldier had my book in their foxhole: would they curse me or thank me?

Tom Reiss: How I Write |Noah Charney |August 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Some colleagues viewed him as “calm, friendly, collected, a foxhole type of guy.”

Bill Allen: Tipper Gore’s Secretive New Beau |Sandra McElwaine |July 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
So he would go from foxhole to foxhole and, by any means, would get his men to fight.

Rex Ryan: The NFL's Most Outspoken Coach |Marlow Stern |May 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Instead, we'll talk about the group shower, unit cohesion, foxhole flirtation.

What Don't Ask, Don't Tell Protects |Brendan Tapley |December 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
With morning he was half a mile away, in a foxhole less than sixty yards from the massive outer perimeter of the arena.

Stalemate |Basil Eugene Wells
The shower of rock is somewhat reminiscent of Ungava's meteor spray or splintered debris forced down a soldier's foxhole.

The Land of Look Behind |Paul Cameron Brown
And while an officer wouldn't be expected to pitch a tent, he would dig his own foxhole, unless he was well up in grade.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense
A grenade had come flying into the foxhole where Dane and Harding had felt reasonably safe.

Dead Ringer |Lester del Rey
The foxhole had two entrances, both well-concealed, and he had rigged elaborate warning devices should the vicinity be approached.

Stalemate |Basil Eugene Wells

foxhole

/ (ˈfɒksˌhəʊl) /

military a small pit dug during an action to provide individual shelter against hostile fire