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DUG-OUT

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There is 1 meaning of the word Dug-Out.

Dug-Out - as a noun

A shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.

Example: "Dugouts are one of the most ancient types of human housing known to archeologists, and the same methods have evolved into modern "earth shelter" technology."

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dugout8pit-housepithouse
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
abode8domicile13dwelling13dwelling househabitation15home9shelter10
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Example Sentences

"They found an ancient dug-out near the riverbank."
"The archaeologists discovered several artifacts inside the ancient dug-out."
"The team took shelter in a small dug-out during the heavy rainstorm."
"The soldiers used the dug-out as a hiding place during the ambush."
"We had a picnic in a dug-out by the lake."
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