dugout

noun/ˈdʌɡaʊt/

Frequency rank: #12,638 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a low shelter at the side of a baseball field where players sit when not on the field.

Illustration for the English word “dugout”

Example sentence

The players gathered in the dugout to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines.

Synonyms & related words

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