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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Zac Gallen #23 of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the dugout after the fourth inning against Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 12, 2025 in Anaheim, California.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Last September, Ethan sat in the visitors’ dugout at Coors Field before a Rockies-Orioles game in which the entire Holliday clan showed up to watch Jackson play.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Ryan escaped the first inning of an eventual 2-1 win without allowing a run, but only after the Pirates loaded the bases with two outs, and the Twins’ starter needed 34 pitches to get back to the dugout.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
Manager Alex Cora and a trainer immediately rushed out from the dugout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Last September, Ethan sat in the visitors’ dugout at Coors Field before a Rockies-Orioles game in which the entire Holliday clan showed up to watch Jackson play.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Ryan escaped the first inning of an eventual 2-1 win without allowing a run, but only after the Pirates loaded the bases with two outs, and the Twins’ starter needed 34 pitches to get back to the dugout.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
Manager Alex Cora and a trainer immediately rushed out from the dugout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 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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