Unterstand — meaning in English

English meaning

• cabana noun A small shelter or hut, especially at a beach or pool.
• dugout noun A canoe made by hollowing out a single log.
• hovel noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.

Senses

Unterstand is used for these senses in English:

• cabana (North American, AU) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.
• dugout (military) A pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire.
• hovel An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

dugout — full definition

1. noun A canoe made by hollowing out a single log.
2. noun A sheltered bench area beside a sports field where players and coaches sit during a game.
3. noun A rough shelter dug into the ground, especially one used by soldiers in the trenches.

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