foxtrot

Plural: foxtrots

Noun

• a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
• A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
• A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
• alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Verb

Verb Forms: foxtrotted, foxtrotting, foxtrots

• To perform the foxtrot, a ballroom dance for couples.
• dance the foxtrot
• To dance the foxtrot.

Examples

• He watched his opponent FOXTROT their way to victory, meticulously planning each Scrabble move.

Synonyms

fox-trot

Related Words

turkey trot

Anagrams of foxtrot