foxtrot

English

noun
Definitions
  • A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
  • A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
  • The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Etymology

Compound from English fox + English trot.

Origin

English

trot

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