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DUGOUT
bunker, dugout
(noun) a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
dugout
(noun) either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dugout (plural dugouts)
(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.
(military) A pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire.
A sunken shelter at the side of a baseball or football (soccer) field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
A device used to smoke marijuana.
(Canadian Prairies) A pit used to catch and store rainwater or runoff.
Synonyms
• (canoe): logboat
Source: Wiktionary
Dug"out`, n.
1. A canoe or boat dug out from a large log. [U.S.] A man stepped from his slender dugout. G. W. Cable.
2. A place dug out.
3. A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation. [Western U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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