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dugout

[duhg-aut] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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At least Skubal got to drink his water in the relative cool of the dugout between innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The moment Cam Schlittler emerged from the dugout and headed to the mound for the seventh inning on Tuesday, the New York Yankees’ plan to conquer October immediately became clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The National League side added that Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's game at home to Wealdstone.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In 1978 he was sitting in the visiting dugout in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium when a 17-year-old phenom named Cal Ripken Jr. started “driving bombs” over the wall during batting practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He spat and walked back to the dugout.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Twenty years ago, Dambrauskas looked out over the pitch at Old Trafford during one of his job interviews, dreaming that one day he would stand in one of the dugouts.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

As the two went back and forth, Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez pulled his catcher away from the heated exchange, but players from both dugouts and bullpens already began to spill onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Eastern Ukraine used to feel like a throwback to the Western Front in World War One, with trenches and dugouts reinforced against artillery and snipers.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple


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