Meaning & use

fox-trot

noun·Advanced

A ballroom dance performed to slow or medium-tempo music with smooth, gliding steps.

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The couple practiced the fox-trot for weeks before their wedding reception dance.

The band played a classic fox-trot that filled the dance floor instantly.

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Fox-trot is also the military phonetic alphabet word for the letter F, unrelated to the dance.

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