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{{Short description|Type of earthwork constructed in a military context}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=January 2013}} {{globalize|date=May 2014}} }} [[Image:Foxhole - Lebanon - Beirut - July 1958.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|right|U.S. Marine in a fighting hole outside [[Beirut]] during the [[1958 Lebanon crisis]]]] A '''defensive fighting position''' is a type of [[Earthworks (engineering)#Military use|earthwork constructed in a military context]], generally large enough to accommodate anything from one soldier to a [[fire team]] (or similar sized unit).
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