foxhole
/ˈfɒkshəʊl/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉक्स्होल
खाई, मोर्चा (सैनिकों के छिपने का गड्ढा)
Core word
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a hole in the ground that soldiers use to shelter in or fire from
खाई, मोर्चा (सैनिकों के छिपने का गड्ढा)
- The soldiers spent the night in their foxholes.
- They dug foxholes along the edge of the forest.
- The soldier crouched in a foxhole during the shelling.
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- Foxholes were dug along the ridge.
- The veterans told stories of nights spent in a foxhole.
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[C]
a hole in the ground where a fox lives
लोमड़ी की माँद
- The dog found a foxhole at the edge of the field.
- The farmer noticed a foxhole near the hedge.
- A fox came out of its foxhole at dusk.
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- We found a foxhole beneath the roots of a tree.
- The hunters carefully avoided the foxhole.
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foxhole (military, countable noun)
A foxhole is a hole in the ground dug by soldiers as a shelter and a place to fire from.
Foxhole सैनिकों द्वारा खोदा गया ज़मीन का गड्ढा है जो आश्रय और गोली चलाने के स्थान के काम आता है।
- The soldier crouched in a foxhole.
- They dug a foxhole near the border post.
in a foxhole / dig a foxhole
Use in a foxhole for the position. The common verbs are dig and take cover.
स्थिति के लिए 'in a foxhole' आता है। सामान्य क्रियाएँ dig और take cover हैं।
- The troops waited in their foxholes all night.
foxhole (animal)
A foxhole can also mean the hole where a fox lives. This sense is rare and usually called a den or an earth.
Foxhole लोमड़ी का बिल भी हो सकता है। यह अर्थ कम प्रयुक्त है और इसे आमतौर पर den या earth कहते हैं।
- The hunters found a foxhole under the roots.
foxhole vs trench vs bunker
A foxhole holds one or two soldiers, a trench is a long ditch, and a bunker is a strong covered shelter.
Foxhole में एक-दो सैनिक रहते हैं, trench लंबी खाई है और bunker मज़बूत ढका हुआ आश्रय है।
- The soldiers moved from the foxhole to the bunker when the shelling grew heavy.
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verb + foxhole
digjump intohide inleaveshare
- The soldiers jumped into the foxhole when the firing began.
adjective + foxhole
shallowdeepmuddynarrowhastily dug
- He spent two nights in a muddy foxhole.
foxhole + noun
buddyreligionconversion
- The two friends became foxhole buddies during the war.
foxhole + preposition
infromnearbeside
- The sentry looked out from the foxhole.
military words with foxhole
trenchbunkersentryshellingfrontline
- The frontline troops waited in the foxholes.
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- A single soldier stayed alert in each foxhole.
हर foxhole में एक सैनिक सतर्क रहता था।
- Radhika read a poem about life in a foxhole.
राधिका ने foxhole के जीवन पर एक कविता पढ़ी।
- The rain filled the foxhole with water.
बारिश ने foxhole को पानी से भर दिया।
- They covered the foxhole with branches to hide it.
उन्होंने उसे छिपाने के लिए foxhole को टहनियों से ढक दिया।
- The old general recalled the foxholes of the 1971 war.
वृद्ध जनरल को 1971 के युद्ध के foxholes याद आए।
- The soldiers shared tea in the foxhole before dawn.
सैनिकों ने भोर से पहले foxhole में चाय बाँटी।
- A foxhole is smaller and quicker to dig than a trench.
Foxhole खाई की तुलना में छोटा होता है और जल्दी खोदा जाता है।
- The sentry kept a rifle beside him in the foxhole.
प्रहरी ने foxhole में अपने पास राइफ़ल रखी थी।
- Radhika saw a foxhole in a museum model of the battlefield.
राधिका ने युद्धक्षेत्र के एक संग्रहालय-मॉडल में foxhole देखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The soldiers dug foxhole near the bridge.
✓ The soldiers dug a foxhole near the bridge.
Foxhole is countable, so it needs an article or plural.
'Foxhole' countable है, इसलिए article या plural चाहिए।