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dugout

/ˈdʌɡaʊt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dugout at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game.
  2. A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log.
  3. A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground.

Origin

From the verb phrase dug out.

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