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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Despite standing near the dugout steps, Roberts never did.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Miami Marlins are looking for a new boss in the dugout after their sitting manager, Skip Schumaker, decided to move on to pursue a managerial option elsewhere.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty in the dugout after the first inning of Game 5 of the World Series on October 29 2024.Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Flaherty gave up four hits, struck one and walked one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The chewing isn’t happening only during downtime in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Miami Marlins are looking for a new boss in the dugout after their sitting manager, Skip Schumaker, decided to move on to pursue a managerial option elsewhere.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty in the dugout after the first inning of Game 5 of the World Series on October 29 2024.Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Flaherty gave up four hits, struck one and walked one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The chewing isn’t happening only during downtime in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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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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