half-dugout
- noun
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media cabaña
- During the storm, we took cover in an old half-dugout on the prairie.
Examples
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The half-dugout provided shelter from the harsh winter winds.
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Early settlers often lived in half-dugouts because they were quick to construct with minimal materials.
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The pioneers built a half-dugout as a temporary home until their cabin was finished.
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They built a half-dugout to stay warm during the cold nights.
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The construction workers built a half-dugout for shelter while they worked on the site.
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During the camping trip, we slept in a half-dugout made of dirt and grass.
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The historical exhibit featured a model of a half-dugout that early settlers used for protection.
Synonyms
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A shelter dug into the ground and covered with earth
A narrow ditch in the ground soldiers use for shelter from enemy fire
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
half-dugout = dugout (transparent) = half + out + dug
The base 'dugout' is a clear compound of 'dug' + 'out' meaning a shelter excavated from the ground, and 'half-' simply means partially.
Etymology
Half-dugout comes from half- meaning 'partly' and dugout meaning 'a place dug out of the ground'. So, a half-dugout is a simple shelter partly built into the earth, like a small house half under the soil with a grass roof.