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Bun·ker Hill (buŋ′kər)

hill in Boston, Mass.: in a battle (1775) of the American Revolution, colonial forces besieging Boston were dislodged by British troops, but the victory failed to break the siege

Etymology: prob. after G. Bunker, early resident of Charlestown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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