noun

dugout

dugout

The baseball players sat in the dugout.

The baseball players sat in the dugout.

They built a dugout for shelter.

They built a dugout for shelter.

He paddled a dugout canoe down the river.

He paddled a dugout canoe down the river.

in the dugout in the sheltered bench area The players are in the dugout.

Synonyms: shelter, trench, bench (sports)

From 'dug' + 'out'. A shelter or area that has been 'dug out' of the ground.

Picture a baseball team's bench, which is 'dug out' and lower than the field.

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