mouseholing

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noun

The urban warfare tactic of creating access to adjoining rooms or buildings by blasting or tunnelling through a wall, so as to avoid the open streets.

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Meanings

nounmouseholing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe urban warfare tactic of creating access to adjoining rooms or buildings by blasting or tunnelling through a wall, so as to avoid the open streets.

Origin

From mousehole + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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