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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He was joined in the dugout by club captain Seamus Coleman, who had initially expected to be on the substitutes’ bench.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
After then-Blaugrana head coach Xavi Hernandez won the mid-season competition as his first piece of silverware in the Barca dugout at the turn of 2023, Vinicius Jr. scored the fastest hat trick in El Clasico in its following edition to help secure a 4-1 final win.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jim Cornelison sang the national anthem on top of the Cubs dugout.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Establishing the Wisconsin Dugout Canoe Survey Project, the pair and helpers have so far documented a full 79 dugout canoes, including two of the ten oldest dugouts found in eastern North America, ranging between 4,000 and 5,000 years old.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
After then-Blaugrana head coach Xavi Hernandez won the mid-season competition as his first piece of silverware in the Barca dugout at the turn of 2023, Vinicius Jr. scored the fastest hat trick in El Clasico in its following edition to help secure a 4-1 final win.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jim Cornelison sang the national anthem on top of the Cubs dugout.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Establishing the Wisconsin Dugout Canoe Survey Project, the pair and helpers have so far documented a full 79 dugout canoes, including two of the ten oldest dugouts found in eastern North America, ranging between 4,000 and 5,000 years old.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 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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