foxer

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noun

An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.

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Meanings

nounfoxer (plural foxers)

plural foxers

  1. historicalgovernmentAn acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.

Origin

Originally the code name for a British-built version of the device.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

forex
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APA

foxer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxer

MLA

“foxer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foxer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxer.

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