foxhole

foxhole
Synonyms and related words:
abri, air-raid shelter, antre, approach trench, asylum, bolt-hole, bomb shelter, bombproof, bunker, burrow, cache, cave, cavern, communication trench, concealment, corner, countermine, coupure, cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, cyclone cellar, dark corner, den, ditch, double sap, dugout, earth, entrenchment, fallout shelter, fire trench, flying sap, fortified tunnel, fosse, funk hole, gallery, grot, grotto, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, lair, mine, moat, niche, nook, parallel, recess, refuge, retreat, safety zone, sanctuary, sap, secret place, sewer, shelter, slit trench, stash, storm cave, storm cellar, subterrane, subway, trench, tunnel, undercovert, warren

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • foxhole — n. (Mil.) a small pit in the ground for individual shelter against enemy fire. Syn: fox hole. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foxhole — also fox hole, O.E. fox hol “a fox s den,” from FOX (Cf. fox) + HOLE (Cf. hole). Military sense is from World War I …   Etymology dictionary

  • foxhole — ► NOUN ▪ a hole in the ground used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point …   English terms dictionary

  • foxhole — ☆ foxhole [fäks′hōl΄ ] n. a hole dug in the ground as a temporary protection for one or two soldiers against enemy gunfire or tanks …   English World dictionary

  • foxhole — [[t]fɒ̱kshoʊl[/t]] foxholes N COUNT A foxhole is a small hole which soldiers dig as a shelter from the enemy and from which they can shoot …   English dictionary

  • Foxhole Hostel — (Новосибирск,Россия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Ulitsa Frunze 2B, Новосибирск, Россия …   Каталог отелей

  • Foxhole (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Foxhole Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United States Genre = Post rock Years active = 2000 ndash;present Label = Burnt Toast Vinyl Associated acts = URL = Current… …   Wikipedia

  • Foxhole, Cornwall — Infobox UK place official name= Foxhole country= England region= South West England os grid reference= latitude= 50.3578 longitude= 4.8621 post town= ST AUSTELL postcode area= PL postcode district= PL26 7 dial code= 01726 constituency westminster …   Wikipedia

  • Foxhole in Cairo — Infobox Film name = Foxhole in Cairo image size = 150px caption = director = John Llewelly Moxey writer = Leonard Mosley narrator = starring = James Robertson Justice Adrian Hovin Fenella Fielding distributor = British Lion Film Corporation… …   Wikipedia

  • foxhole — noun Date: 1919 a pit dug usually hastily for individual cover from enemy fire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foxhole — /foks hohl /, n. a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area. [1915 20; FOX + HOLE] * * * …   Universalium

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