foxhole
/ˈfɑksˌhoʊl/
noun
- A small hole or pit dug by a soldier for shelter and protection during battle.
- During the war, a foxhole was often the only safe place to sleep.
- He spent the night in a muddy foxhole, listening to the explosions.
- The soldiers dug a foxhole to hide from enemy fire.
- A hole in the ground where a fox lives.
- The farmer filled in the foxhole to protect his chickens.
- We saw a foxhole near the edge of the forest.
- The fox disappeared into its foxhole under the old oak tree.