Foxhole

Definitions

1. The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
2. A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.

Equivalents

Examples

“The statement made during the Second World War that “there are no atheists in foxholes” is absurd. Foxholes teem with atheists—who, to be sure, frequently infringe the Third Commandment in their desperation.”

“Four pilots from the St. Lo, returning from a strike⟳, land⟳ at the Dulag Airstrip and are promptly handed carbines, given a foxhole, and told to help⟳ repel a Japanese infantry counterattack. With that job done, with the aid of some stacked boxes and buckets full of petrol, they rearm and repair⟳ their aircraft, and then head back out to land⟳ on other ships.”

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