dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t 
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a large log
2
a
: a shelter dug in a hillside
also
: a shelter dug in the ground and roofed with sod
b
: an area in the side of a trench for quarters, storage, or protection
3
: either of two low shelters on either side of and facing a baseball diamond that contain the players' benches
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Back in the dugout, Gage gave Lee a big hug in appreciation of his efforts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Derek Shelton sat on the bench in the visitor’s dugout at PNC Park hours before Friday’s game and was greeted by a horde of local reporters standing in a semi-circle around him ready to take him down memory lane.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Back in the dugout, Gage gave Lee a big hug in appreciation of his efforts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Derek Shelton sat on the bench in the visitor’s dugout at PNC Park hours before Friday’s game and was greeted by a horde of local reporters standing in a semi-circle around him ready to take him down memory lane.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dugout. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a log
2
: a shelter dug in a hillside or in the ground
3
: a low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' bench
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