bunker
bun·ker
(bŭng′kər)n.
1.
a. A bin or tank especially for fuel storage, as on a ship.
b. often bunkers Fuel, such as coal or fuel oil, used especially in ships.
2. An underground fortification, often with a concrete projection above ground level for observation or gun emplacements.
tr.v. bun·kered, bun·ker·ing, bun·kers
1. To store or place (fuel) in a bunker.
2. Sports To hit (a golf ball) into a sand trap.
[Scots bonker, chest, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
bun′ker adj.
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bunker
(ˈbʌŋkə)n
1. a large storage container or tank, as for coal
2. (Golf) Also called (esp US and Canadian): sand trap an obstacle on a golf course, usually a sand-filled hollow bordered by a ridge
3. (Fortifications) an underground shelter, often of reinforced concrete and with a bank and embrasures for guns above ground
vb
4. (Golf) (tr) golf
a. to drive (the ball) into a bunker
b. (passive) to have one's ball trapped in a bunker
5. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical
a. to fuel (a ship)
b. to transfer (cargo) from a ship to a storehouse
[C16 (in the sense: chest, box): from Scottish bonkar, of unknown origin]
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bun•ker
(ˈbʌŋ 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.
3. Golf. any obstacle, as a sand trap or mound of dirt, constituting a hazard.
v.t.4. to provide fuel for (a vessel).
adj.5. characterized by or given to desperate or extreme measures to avoid defeat: a bunker mentality.
[1750–60; earlier bonkar (Scots) chest, serving also as a seat]
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bunker
Past participle: bunkered
Gerund: bunkering
| Imperative |
|---|
| bunker |
| bunker |
| Present |
|---|
| I bunker |
| you bunker |
| he/she/it bunkers |
| we bunker |
| you bunker |
| they bunker |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bunkered |
| you bunkered |
| he/she/it bunkered |
| we bunkered |
| you bunkered |
| they bunkered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bunkering |
| you are bunkering |
| he/she/it is bunkering |
| we are bunkering |
| you are bunkering |
| they are bunkering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bunkered |
| you have bunkered |
| he/she/it has bunkered |
| we have bunkered |
| you have bunkered |
| they have bunkered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bunkering |
| you were bunkering |
| he/she/it was bunkering |
| we were bunkering |
| you were bunkering |
| they were bunkering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bunkered |
| you had bunkered |
| he/she/it had bunkered |
| we had bunkered |
| you had bunkered |
| they had bunkered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bunker |
| you will bunker |
| he/she/it will bunker |
| we will bunker |
| you will bunker |
| they will bunker |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bunkered |
| you will have bunkered |
| he/she/it will have bunkered |
| we will have bunkered |
| you will have bunkered |
| they will have bunkered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bunkering |
| you will be bunkering |
| he/she/it will be bunkering |
| we will be bunkering |
| you will be bunkering |
| they will be bunkering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bunkering |
| you have been bunkering |
| he/she/it has been bunkering |
| we have been bunkering |
| you have been bunkering |
| they have been bunkering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bunkering |
| you will have been bunkering |
| he/she/it will have been bunkering |
| we will have been bunkering |
| you will have been bunkering |
| they will have been bunkering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bunkering |
| you had been bunkering |
| he/she/it had been bunkering |
| we had been bunkering |
| you had been bunkering |
| they had been bunkering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bunker |
| you would bunker |
| he/she/it would bunker |
| we would bunker |
| you would bunker |
| they would bunker |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bunkered |
| you would have bunkered |
| he/she/it would have bunkered |
| we would have bunkered |
| you would have bunkered |
| they would have bunkered |
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bunker
1. (golf) sandtrap
2. An underground military installation for protection against air attack.
3. (sand trap) A type of hazard, usually a sand-filled hollow.
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Translations
تَجْويفٌ في مَلْعَبِ الغولْفمَلْجَأٌ تَحْتَ الأرْض
bunkrpísková překážka
beskyttelsesrumbunkersandgrav
bunkkerihiekkaeste
bunker
bunkerterepakadály
neîanjarîarbyrgisandglompa
벙커엄폐호
bunkerisduobutėslėptuvė
bedrītebunkursslēptuve
bunkerpiesková prekážka
engelyeraltı sığınağı
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bunker
n (Naut, Golf, Mil) → Bunker m
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bunker
(ˈbaŋkə) noun1. a hollow containing sand on a golf course.
2. an underground shelter against bombs etc.
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