BUNKERING

Verb

bunkering

present participle of bunker

Noun

bunkering (plural bunkerings)

(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel

Synonym: coaling

(chiefly, Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system

Source: Wiktionary


BUNKER

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



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17 May 2024

FUNERAL

(noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; “hundreds of people attended his funeral”


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