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Definition dugout in American English

dugout noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdʌɡˌaʊt/
1

a small shelter by the side of a sports field where team members sit during a game when they are not playing

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1.1

a hole or tunnel in the ground used as a shelter by soldiers during a battle

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2

a boat made by cutting out the inside of a log (=long piece of wood from a tree)

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Definition dugout in American English