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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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A pitching change later in the inning, after Shohei Ohtani singled, gave Alfonzo a chance to grab a drink of water outside the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Challenges must be requested immediately and can only come from the batter, pitcher or catcher with no assistance from the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Take a look back at his time on the pitch and in the dugout.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

It does not present life-or-death challenges like a career in the army, but military training like this will ensure these coaches are prepared for anything in the dugout.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Scout wins, so I head for the dugout.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

The four shelter in forest dugouts, hunting and gathering by day and telling stories at night.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Instead, he has spent the last years in dugouts around Ukraine.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

His face bore the extreme exhaustion typical of men who have spent too long in front-line dugouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

As the American League stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, a rarely contemplated reality started to dawn in both dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

At the snow-covered airfield were three dugouts, a runway, and a taxiway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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