dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t 
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a large log
2
a
: a shelter dug in a hillside
also
: a shelter dug in the ground and roofed with sod
b
: an area in the side of a trench for quarters, storage, or protection
3
: either of two low shelters on either side of and facing a baseball diamond that contain the players' benches
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Had this happened in the Little League World Series, the camera would have panned to the coach standing outside the dugout, who would have implored his outfielder to use two hands when catching the ball.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The last player to leave the first-base dugout Wednesday after the final out of the 2025 season was New York Yankees star Juan Soto.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
But when the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound before hoisting the commissioner’s trophy high into the New York night.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The last player to leave the first-base dugout Wednesday after the final out of the 2025 season was New York Yankees star Juan Soto.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
But when the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound before hoisting the commissioner’s trophy high into the New York night.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a log
2
: a shelter dug in a hillside or in the ground
3
: a low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' bench
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