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dugout definition

☆ dug·out (dug′o̵ut′)

noun

  1. a boat or canoe hollowed out of a log
  2. a shelter, as in warfare, dug in the ground or in a hillside
  3. Baseball either of two covered shelters near the diamond for the players of opposing teams to sit in when not at bat or in the field

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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