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dugout vs half-dugout

half-dugout vs dugout

dugout and half-dugout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dugout Yes No No No
half-dugout Yes No No No
As nouns, half-dugout is a hyponym of dugout; that is, half-dugout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dugout:
  • dugout: 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.
  • half-dugout: a primitive shelter, often temporary, having a significant portion of its structure dug below ground level; commonly has sod walls and a sod roof.
dugout (noun) half-dugout (noun)
a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground a primitive shelter, often temporary, having a significant portion of its structure dug below ground level; commonly has sod walls and a sod roof.
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
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.
Difference between dugout and half-dugout

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