dugout

See also: dug-out and dug out

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase dug out.

Noun

dugout (plural dugouts)

  1. (nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.
  2. (military) A pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire.
  3. A sunken shelter at the side of a baseball or football (soccer) field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
    • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Spurs, who were without boss Harry Redknapp after his heart surgery, failed to create a clear-cut chance.
      Redknapp is expected to be back in the dugout when Spurs play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday but it was left to his assistant Kevin Bond to take a young team to Russia looking for the win that would put them through to the last 32.
  4. A device used to smoke marijuana.
  5. (Canadian Prairies) A pit used to catch and store rainwater or runoff.

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Spanish

Noun

dugout m (plural dugouts)

  1. (sports) dugout
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