dugout

noun
UK: /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/
US: /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/

  1. A shelter that is dug in the ground or built partly underground, often used for protection from attack or bad weather.

    1. The soldiers stayed in their dugout during the storm.
    2. During the war, the family built a dugout in their backyard as a bomb shelter.

  2. In baseball, it's a covered area on the sidelines where the team sits when they are not playing.

    1. The players waited in the dugout for their turn to bat.
    2. The manager paced nervously in the dugout, watching the game closely.

Synonyms

shelter bunker excavate trench
dugout verb

  1. To dig something out, or to make a hole by digging.

    1. They had to dugout the car from the snow.
    2. The archaeologist carefully tried to dugout the ancient artifact from the ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dugout" in English means: A shelter that is dug in the ground or built partly underground, often used for protection from attack or bad weather., In baseball, it's a covered area on the sidelines where the team sits when they are not playing..

The phonetic transcription of "dugout" is /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "dugout": shelter, bunker, excavate, trench.

Example usage of "dugout": "The soldiers stayed in their dugout during the storm.". More examples on the page.