dugout

dug·out

D0417800 (dŭg′out′)n.1. A boat made of a hollowed-out log.2. A shelter consisting of a hole dug into the ground and usually roofed.3. Baseball Either of two usually sunken shelters at the side of a field where the players stay while not on the field.

dugout

(ˈdʌɡˌaʊt) n1. a canoe made by hollowing out a log2. (Military) military a covered excavation dug to provide shelter3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) slang a retired officer, former civil servant, etc, recalled to employment4. (General Sporting Terms) (at a sports ground) the covered bench where managers, trainers, etc sit and players wait when not on the field5. (Agriculture) (in the Canadian prairies) a reservoir dug on a farm in which water from rain and snow is collected for use in irrigation, watering livestock, etc

dug•out

(ˈdʌgˌaʊt)

n. 1. a boat made by hollowing out a log. 2. a roofed structure, usu. below ground level, in which baseball players sit when not on the field. 3. a rough shelter dug in the ground, or in the side of a hill, esp. one used by soldiers. [1810–20, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	dugout - either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the gameballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
	2.	dugout - a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large logdugout canoe, piroguecanoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
	3.	dugout - a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below groundbunkerfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen itfox hole, foxhole - a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy firefunk hole - dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)

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