Meaning & use
fox-trot
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.
A note on using this word
Fox-trot is also the military phonetic alphabet word for the letter F, unrelated to the dance.
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