spider hole
spider hole noun: a small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
Noun
spider hole (plural spider holes)
- A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
- The ragged fugitive dragged from a spider hole near Tikrit in December 2003 was physically diminished - Saddam lost weight on the run - and the subsequent incarceration and near invisibility whittled his relevance.2005 October 18, Rory Carroll, “Trial of the Century? Not for Iraqis”, in The Guardian
- The grenade launcher was passed to Davis, who fired a beehive round into the spider hole.2006, Keith Nolan, House to House: Playing the Enemy's Game in Saigon, page 323
- Synonyms:
- foxhole
Synonyms of spider hole
Forms of spider hole
| plural | spider holes |
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Questions about spider hole
- What does spider hole mean?
- Spider hole means a small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
- What part of speech is spider hole?
- Spider hole is a noun.
- What is the plural of spider hole?
- The plural of spider hole is spider holes.
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