Foxtrot
1 of 3communications code word
Fox·trot ˈfäks-ˌträt 
—used as a code word for the letter f
foxtrot
2 of 3noun
fox·trot ˈfäks-ˌträt
variants or less commonly fox-trot or fox trot
plural foxtrots also fox-trots or fox trots
1
: a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot
2
: a ballroom dance in duple time with slow walking steps, quick running steps, and the step of the two-step
also : the music for this dance
The band played a foxtrot.
fox-trot
3 of 3verb
ˈfäks-ˌträt
fox-trotted; fox-trotting; fox-trots
intransitive verb
: to dance the foxtrot
Word History
First Known Use
Communications Code Word
1952, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1916, in the meaning defined above
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