fox trot


noun
  1. a social dance, in quadruple meter, performed by couples, characterized by various combinations of slow and quick steps.

  2. a pace, as of a horse, consisting of a series of short steps, as in slackening from a trot to a walk.

Origin of fox trot

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Other definitions for fox-trot (2 of 3)

fox-trot
[ foks-trot ]

verb (used without object),fox-trot·ted, fox-trot·ting.
  1. to dance a fox trot.

Origin of fox-trot

2
First recorded in 1915–20

Other definitions for Foxtrot (3 of 3)

Foxtrot
[ foks-trot ]

noun
  1. a word used in communications to represent the letter F.

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British Dictionary definitions for foxtrot (1 of 2)

foxtrot

/ (ˈfɒksˌtrɒt) /


noun
  1. a ballroom dance in quadruple time, combining short and long steps in various sequences

verb-trots, -trotting or -trotted
  1. (intr) to perform this dance

British Dictionary definitions for Foxtrot (2 of 2)

Foxtrot

/ (ˈfɒksˌtrɒt) /


noun
  1. communications a code word for the letter f

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