dugoutPronunciation: /ˈdʌgaʊt/Translate dugout | into Spanish Definition of dugout noun 1a trench that is dug and roofed over as a shelter for troops: the German gun crews kept in their dugouts an underground air-raid or nuclear shelter. a low shelter at the side of a sports field for a team’s coaches and substitutes. 2 (also dugout canoe) a canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk. dugout in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dugout in the US English dictionary