dugoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/us/ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/dugout noun [ C ] (SHELTER)
a shelter, usually for soldiers, made by digging a hole in the ground and covering it
a shelter for the members of a team at the side of a sports field
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Safe & enclosed spaces
- bolthole
- bunker
- bus shelter
- cover
- covert
- dry
- fallout shelter
- fastness
- hideout
- hidey-hole
- hiding place
- island
- lair
- nook
- safe haven
- safe house
- sanctuary
- shelter
- sheltered accommodation
- sunblind
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Sports venues
dugout noun [ C ] (BOAT)
also dugout canoe a small light boat made by cutting out the middle of a tree trunk
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Boats & sailing craft
- buoy
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- gondola
- kayak
- life raft
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sailing boat
- sampan
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
- yacht
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