Meaning & use
dugout
A sheltered area beside a baseball or softball field where players and coaches sit when not on the field.
See it in a sentence
The coach paced anxiously in the dugout during the final inning.
Players cheered loudly from the dugout as their teammate rounded the bases.
A note on using this word
Dugout can also mean a simple shelter dug into a hillside, especially one used by soldiers, or a boat made from a log.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A rough shelter formed by digging into the ground or a hillside, or a boat made from a hollowed log.
Soldiers took cover in a muddy dugout during the shelling.
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