bunker, sand trap, trap
(noun) a hazard on a golf course
bunker, dugout
(noun) a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
bunker
(noun) a large container for storing fuel; “the ship’s bunkers were full of coal”
bunker
(verb) hit a golf ball into a bunker
bunker
(verb) transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
bunker
(verb) fill (a ship’s bunker) with coal or oil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bunker (plural bunkers)
(military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
(British) 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.
(nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container.
(rail) the coal compartment on a tank engine.
(golf) A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.
(paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
(Scotland) A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.
(Scotland, slang) A kitchen worktop.
(UK, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
Certain fish, menhaden.
bunker (third-person singular simple present bunkers, present participle bunkering, simple past and past participle bunkered)
(nautical) To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.
(golf) To hit a golf ball into a bunker.
(paintball) 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.
• Brunke
Bunker
A surname.
• Brunke
Source: Wiktionary
Bun"ker, n. Etym: [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] Jamieson.
2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
