dugout
US /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/
UK /ˈdʌɡ.aʊt/
1.
trincea, bunker, dugout
a shelter dug in the ground and roofed over, especially one used by soldiers in wartime or by sports players on a field
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The soldiers took cover in the dugout during the shelling.
I soldati si ripararono nella trincea durante il bombardamento.
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The baseball team's manager watched the game from the dugout.
Il manager della squadra di baseball ha guardato la partita dal dugout.
2.
canoa monossile, piroga
a canoe made from a hollowed-out tree trunk
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The indigenous people used a dugout for fishing in the river.
Le popolazioni indigene usavano una canoa monossile per pescare nel fiume.
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The museum displayed an ancient dugout from the Amazon.
Il museo esponeva un'antica canoa monossile dall'Amazzonia.