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bunker definition

bunker (buŋ′kər)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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