dugout

Everyday

1. A dugout is a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk. tree →
2. A dugout is a shelter dug in the ground, used by soldiers in war. tree →
3. In sports, a dugout is the low covered bench area where players and coaches sit. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, early people made dugout canoes, and soldiers in the First World War sheltered in dugouts in the trenches. In sport, baseball and football teams wait in the dugout. Phrases: «dugout canoe», «in the dugout».

Examples

• Ancient people paddled down the river in a dugout canoe. tree →
• The soldiers slept in a muddy dugout. tree →
• The coach shouted from the dugout. tree →
• The substitutes waited in the dugout. tree →
• A dugout is carved from one big tree trunk. tree →
• The museum has a very old dugout found in a lake. tree →

Note

Compound from «dug» (past of «dig») + «out», written as one word. Countable. Not a number word.