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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There were jokes in the dugout and even on the local FanDuel Sports Kansas City broadcast.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
That’s pretty much the same thing Jacobs coach Jamie Murray saw from the opposing dugout.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
As if they are cursed, the men in the dugout at some stage start turning anger inwards, either at the hierarchy or, as has been the case quite often with Ange Postecoglou, supporters.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Illness prevented Howe from being in the dugout, but his team maintained its finely tuned pressing and relentless counter-pressing in his absence.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
That’s pretty much the same thing Jacobs coach Jamie Murray saw from the opposing dugout.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
As if they are cursed, the men in the dugout at some stage start turning anger inwards, either at the hierarchy or, as has been the case quite often with Ange Postecoglou, supporters.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Illness prevented Howe from being in the dugout, but his team maintained its finely tuned pressing and relentless counter-pressing in his absence.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dugout. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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