What is another word for dugout?

Pronunciation: [dˈʌɡa͡ʊt] (IPA)

A dugout is a shelter, typically one made by digging a hole in the ground or in the side of a hill. However, there are many other words that can be used to describe such a structure. Some synonyms for "dugout" are foxhole, trench, bunker, pits, shelter, hideout, cave, abyss, hole, and excavated shelter. These words can be used to refer to various types of underground structures, each with their specific purpose and design. No matter which word you choose to describe a dugout, it conveys the idea of a space that provides protection and safety from external forces.

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What are the hypernyms for Dugout?

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What are the hyponyms for Dugout?

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  • hyponyms for dugout (as nouns)

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Usage examples for Dugout

Cindy walked down the steps into their dugout, banged a pan up and down two or three times to make Alec think she was working, and lay down on her bed.
"We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run"
James Arthur Kjelgaard
It is a dugout, and, as its name implies, is built half in the ground.
"In the Brooding Wild"
Ridgwell Cullum
Below the dugout, and beyond the valley, lie countless lesser hills, set so closely that their divisions are lost in one smooth, dark expanse of forest.
"In the Brooding Wild"
Ridgwell Cullum

Famous quotes with Dugout

  • Anyway, how can you sack anyone who still hasn't got a contract. I'll be there for the game and I'll stand behind the dugout giving instructions to the players from there. They will respond to me more than the next manager.
    Paul Gascoigne
  • A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.
    Ernie Harwell
  • I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout.
    Keith Hernandez
  • All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me what it was I hit and I tell them I don't know except it looked good.
    Babe Ruth
  • Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
    Casey Stengel

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