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bunker Definition

bunker (buŋkər)

noun

  1. a large bin or tank, as for a ship's fuel
  2. an underground fortification of steel and concrete containing a bomb shelter, weapon emplacement, etc., that is often part of a system
  3. a sand trap or other barren area serving as a hazard on a golf course

Etymology: Scot < ?

transitive verb

  1. to supply (a ship) with fuel
  2. Golf to hit (a ball) into a bunker
bunker Synonyms

bunker

n.

bunker Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • guard: Putting surfaces are good, but most of the greens are well guarded by deep bunkers.
  • protect: The majority of greens are raised & well protected by bunkers.

Converse of object

  • bury: We watch from within our concealed bunker buried deep within the crust.
  • destroy: These cannot move during the game, and if destroyed the bunker can not be reoccupied.

Adjective modifier

  • underground: Id at least expect him to have some small underground bunker big enough to live in, not some hole in the ground.
  • hardened: How do you think they can penetrate a steel hardened bunker with a bomb unit?
  • concrete: The next port of call was the data center, buried ten meters down in an immense concrete bunker.
  • prehistoric: Prehistoric bunker guards its secrets to the very end A massive prehistoric underground bunker - or souterrain - has been excavated near Dundee.
  • nuclear: A secret nuclear bunker dating back to the Cold War.
  • secret: A secret nuclear bunker dating back to the Cold War.

Modifies a noun

  • buster: In October 2005, for the second year running, the US Congress refused to fund the ' bunker buster ' project.
  • mentality: This is why pundits are talking now of a ' bunker mentality ' inside Number Ten.
  • shot: Beyond these bunkers shots rolling off the edge of the green will finish up in or beyond a hollow.
  • sand: ProSport Bunker Sand This offers an ideal solution to problems normally associated with conventional bunker sands.

Noun used with modifier

  • greenside: The approach shot must be hit toward the right side of the green to avoid the greenside bunker.
  • fairway: On the 13th hole she hit her drive into a fairway bunker.
  • coal: There is no coal bunker, a small amount of coal being carried at the ends of the side tanks.
  • wartime: One of the wartime guard bunkers can be seen to the right of the entrance.
  • sand: It comes complete with a putting green, green felt fairways, a sand bunker, trees ( yes trees!
  • pot: There are many well placed pot bunkers lying in wait to catch the errant shot.

Browse dictionary entries near bunker

  1. bunk bed
  2. bunk
  3. bunion
  4. Bunin
  5. bunglingly
  6. bungling
  7. bungler
  8. bungled
  9. bungle
  10. bunghole
  1. Bunker Hill
  2. bunker mentality
  3. bunkhouse
  4. bunkmate
  5. bunko
  6. bunkoed
  7. bunkoing
  8. bunkos
  9. bunkum
  10. bunnies