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dugout

[duhg-aut] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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He twice stepped back into the dugout in Celtic's hour of need last season and ultimately led them to a league and cup double.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

It ended badly, with the Magpies relegated and Shearer never returning to the dugout.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

When Cash took the helm of Tampa Bay’s dugout in 2015, the idea of the Rays bunting this frequently would have been unfathomable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He gave plate umpire Roberto Ortiz an astonished look and walked to the dugout shaking his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The practice was breaking up now, boys loping in from the field, shedding equipment as they streamed past the dugout.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Helenio Herrera, the Argentine-born defender reared in Casablanca and Paris, had already traversed the dugouts of Atletico Madrid, Malaga, Deportivo and Barcelona before landing in Milan in 1960.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

Crew chief Marvin Hudson emerged from the huddle and issued warnings to both dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025

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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