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dugout
[ duhg-out ]
noun
- a boat made by hollowing out a log.
- Baseball. a roofed structure enclosed on three sides and with the fourth side open and facing the playing field, usually with the floor below ground level, where the players sit when not on the field.
- a rough shelter or dwelling formed by an excavation in the ground, in the face of a bank, in the side of a hill, etc., especially one used by soldiers.
dugout
/ ˈ»åʌɡˌ²¹ÊŠ³Ù /
noun
- a canoe made by hollowing out a log
- military a covered excavation dug to provide shelter
- slang.a retired officer, former civil servant, etc, recalled to employment
- (at a sports ground) the covered bench where managers, trainers, etc sit and players wait when not on the field
- (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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dugout1
Example Sentences
After striking out the side in the first, he simply skipped his way back to the dugout.
After rounding the bases with a big smile, he celebrated by leaping into a circle of teammates next to the dugout who were ready to catch him.
Just before the full-time whistle went, manager Arroyo was crouched down in the dugout, perhaps pondering what to say to her players.
The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss officially became England manager on 1 January but will make his debut in the Three Lions dugout against Albania on 21 March.
“This is crazy, amazing,†manager Dave Roberts said, his eyes wide as he walked out of the dugout and surveyed the sprawling scene.
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