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foxhole

[foks-hohl] / ˈfɒksˌhoʊl /
NOUN
dugout
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Konstantin Zelenin, 41, the commander of Kurashov's small assault group, told the court he was hiding in a crater when he saw Hodniuk exit the foxhole on the right side with his hands up.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Nobody cares what your religion is when you’re in the foxhole.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2025

“You’re asking folks you may not know to jump into a foxhole with you in a battle that is already in full fury,” he said, which may argue for retaining much of Biden’s structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024

Combining the lidar data with on-site investigation can reveal insights ranging from a single soldier digging a foxhole to “the global narrative of World War II.”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 14, 2023

There were sandbags around the shallow foxhole we had to sit in.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers