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foxhole

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To drive into a military foxhole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fox hole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bunker, dugout

History

Etymology

From Middle English foxhol, from Old English foxhol, equivalent to fox + hole.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: rævegrav — fox's burrow
  • Dutch: vossenhol — fox's burrow
  • Finnish: ketunkolo — fox's burrow
  • French: renardière — fox's burrow
  • German: Fuchsbau — fox's burrow
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba) — fox's burrow
  • Hungarian: rókalyuk — fox's burrow
  • Japanese: 狐塚 (kitsunezuka) — fox's burrow
  • Macedonian: лиси́чина ду́пка (lisíčina dúpka) — fox's burrow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: revehi — fox's burrow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: revehi — fox's burrow
  • Old English: foxhol — fox's burrow
  • Polish: lisia nora — fox's burrow
  • Russian: ли́сья нора́ (lísʹja norá) — fox's burrow
  • Spanish: zorrera — fox's burrow
  • Swedish: rävgryt — fox's burrow
  • Ukrainian: лиси́ча нора́ (lysýča norá) — fox's burrow
  • Ukrainian: ли́сяча нора́ (lýsjača norá) — fox's burrow
  • Belarusian: ако́п (akóp) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Belarusian: траншэ́я (tranšéja) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Belarusian: роў (row) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Bulgarian: и́зкоп (ízkop) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Dutch: schuttersputje — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Finnish: potero — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • French: tranchée — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • French: trou de tirailleur — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Japanese: 蛸壷 (takotsubo) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Macedonian: и́скоп (ískop) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Macedonian: о́коп (ókop) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Macedonian: ров (rov) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Polish: okop — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Polish: rów — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Russian: око́п (okóp) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Russian: транше́я (tranšéja) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Russian: ша́нец (šánec) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Russian: ров (rov) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Spanish: trinchera — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Ukrainian: око́п (okóp) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Ukrainian: ша́нець (šánecʹ) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Ukrainian: окі́п (okíp) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Ukrainian: транше́я (tranšéja) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
  • Ukrainian: рів (riv) — small pit dug into the ground as a shelter
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