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

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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

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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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