bunker

bun·ker  (bngkr)

n.

1.

a. A bin or tank especially for fuel storage, as on a ship.

b. Fuel, such as coal or fuel oil, used especially in ships. Often used in the plural.

2.

a. An underground defensive position with a fortified projection above ground level for gun emplacements.

b. A protective chamber: watched the missile launch from a bunker.

3. Sports A sand trap serving as an obstacle on a golf course.

tr.v. bun·kered, bun·ker·ing, bun·kers

1. To store or place (fuel) in a bunker.

2. Sports To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker.

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[Scots bonker, chest, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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bunker adj.

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bunker

Noun

1. an obstacle on a golf course, usually a sand-filled hollow bordered by a ridge

2. an underground shelter

3. a large storage container for coal etc. [Scots bonkar]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bunker - a hazard on a golf course sand trap, trap golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf hazard - an obstacle on a golf course
	2.	bunker - a large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal" container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
	3.	bunker - a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground dugout fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fox hole, foxhole - a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire funk hole - dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)
Verb	1.	bunker - hit a golf ball into a bunker hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	2.	bunker - fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil fuel - provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
	3.	bunker - transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse shift, transfer - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

Translations

bunker [ˈbʌŋkəʳ] n (= coal store) → carbonera;

(MIL) → refugio;

(GOLF) → bunker m

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bunker [ˈbʌŋkəʳ] n (= coal store) → soute f à charbon;

(Mil), (Golf) → bunker m

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bunker [ˈbʌŋkəʳ] n → Kohlenbunker m;

(Mil, Golf) → Bunker m

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bunker [ˈbʌŋkəʳ] n (= coal store) → ripostiglio per il carbone;

(MIL, GOLF) → bunker m inv