Definitions for bunkerˈbʌŋ kər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bun•kerˈbʌŋ kər(n.)

  1. a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box:

    a coal bunker.

  2. a partially underground chamber, often of reinforced concrete, built as a bomb shelter or as part of a fortification.

    Category: Fortification

  3. Golf. any obstacle, as a sand trap or mound of dirt, constituting a hazard.

    Category: Sport

  4. (v.t.)to provide fuel for (a vessel).

    Category: Nautical, Navy

  5. (adj.)characterized by or given to desperate or extreme measures to avoid defeat:

    a bunker mentality.

Origin of bunker:

1750–60; earlier bonkar (Scots) chest, serving also as a seat

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bunker, sand trap, trap(noun)

    a hazard on a golf course

  2. bunker(noun)

    a large container for storing fuel

    "the ship's bunkers were full of coal"

  3. bunker, dugout(verb)

    a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

  4. bunker(verb)

    hit a golf ball into a bunker

  5. bunker(verb)

    fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

  6. bunker(verb)

    transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

Wiktionary

  1. bunker(Noun)

    A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

  2. bunker(Noun)

    A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used.

  3. bunker(Noun)

    A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine.

  4. bunker(Noun)

    A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.

  5. bunker(Noun)

    An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.

  6. bunker(Verb)

    To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.

  7. bunker(Verb)

    To hit a golfball into a bunker.

  8. bunker(Verb)

    To fire constantly at a hiding opponent, preventing them from firing at other players and trapping them behind the barrier. This can also refer to eliminating an opponent behind cover by rushing the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bunker(noun)

    a sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat

  2. Bunker(noun)

    a large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker


Translations for bunker

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

bunker(noun)

a hollow containing sand on a golf course.

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