Synonyms for dugout

Grammar : Noun

Spell : duhg-out

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌgˌaʊt

Définition of dugout

Origin : also dug-out, "canoe," 1722, American English, from dug, past participle of dig (v.) + out (adv.). Baseball sense is first recorded 1914, from c.1855 meaning of "rough shelter."

noun hollowed area

Example sentences :

I caught the body, pulled it back into the dugout, but it was too late.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

I didn't wait for more, but scrambled out of the dugout as fast as I could.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

He might even have wondered how the logs of that dugout had been hauled to the shelf on which it stood.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

It was his first acquaintance with a dugout, nor was he impressed with the comfort it displayed.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

A flood of wintry sunshine suffused the interior of the dugout.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

We also built a boat here, or rather made a dugout, so we could explore the river.
Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

I just love to be in a boat, any kind of boat from a dugout to a cedar canoe.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire » by Herbert Carter

Then the wood was removed, and the dugout and shaft collapsed.
Extract from : « The Old Front Line » by John Masefield

The two Baxters—Jake and Joel—were coming in their dugout to do it.
Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb

In this manner I crept along the path till the dugout arrived at the rapids.
Extract from : « Field and Forest » by Oliver Optic

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