dugout

[US]/'dʌgaʊt/
[UK]/'dʌɡaʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.shelter made by digging into the ground;an underground shelter

Phrases & Collocations

baseball dugout

Example Sentences

a trophy rack; a rack for baseball bats in the dugout; a drying rack for laundry.

The baseball players sat in the dugout waiting for their turn to bat.

The coach gave instructions to the players in the dugout.

The team celebrated their victory in the dugout.

The dugout provided shelter from the rain during the game.

The dugout was filled with excitement as the team scored a home run.

The dugout is where the team strategizes during the game.

The players grabbed their helmets and bats before heading to the dugout.

The dugout was equipped with benches for the players to sit on.

Fans cheered loudly from the stands as the players emerged from the dugout.

The dugout was a place of camaraderie and team spirit.

Real-world Examples

Ah! Captain Nemo put in serenely. They've come in their dugouts?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Now some twenty dugout canoes were surrounding the Nautilus.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The formidable Viking longship had its origins in the humble dugout canoe, or log boat.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

You know? I'm talking about Jackie now. He wasn't even on the field. He was in the dugout.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Player is not in crowded dugouts but spread out in the empty stands and every team, every game in Arizona.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

Just then the dugout canoes drew nearer to the Nautilus, and a cloud of arrows burst over us.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

New rules this year should keep the managers in the dugout during challenges.

Source: Pop culture

I was in the dugout, next to Dean Trent.

Source: The Royal Lawyer (Silk) Season 3

I got two season tickets behind the Yankee dugout for tonight.

Source: The movie of Qiu Qiu.

For the trip to Missouri, they built dugout canoes and packed everything they owned tightly inside.

Source: who was series

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