bunker

🇺🇸 /ˈbʌŋkər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbʌŋkə(r)/
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noun
R

A fortified structure, typically underground, for military use.

The soldiers took cover in the bunker during the attack.

R

A container for storing coal, often found on ships or near houses.

The ship had a large coal bunker to fuel its engines.

R

A sand-filled hazard on a golf course.

She struggled to get her ball out of the bunker.

verb
R

To hit a golf ball into a bunker, resulting in a difficult shot.

He bunkered his tee shot on the first hole.

translation

n. A fortified structure, typically underground, for military use.; A container for storing coal, often found on ships or near houses.; A sand-filled hazard on a golf course.
v. To hit a golf ball into a bunker, resulting in a difficult shot.

Word Forms

3rd Present bunkers
Past bunkered
Perfect bunkered
Progressive bunkering
Plural bunkers