Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/June 17

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bunker n

(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. (nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine; (by extension) the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container. (rail transport) The coal compartment on a tank engine. (sports) (golf) A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow. (paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire. (British, chiefly historical) A large bin or container for storing coal, often built outdoors in the yard of a house. (Scotland) A sort of box or chest, as in a window, the lid of which serves as a seat. (slang) A kitchen worktop. [...] (British, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school. [...] (US, regional) The menhaden, any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium. bunker v (transitive) (nautical) To load (a vessel) with coal or fuel oil for the engine. (sports) (golf) To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive voice) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker. (by extension, British, informal) To place (someone) in a position that is difficult to get out of; to hinder. (paintball) To fire constantly at (an opponent hiding behind an obstacle), trapping them and preventing them from firing at other players; also, to eliminate (an opponent behind an obstacle) by rushing to the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed. (intransitive) Often followed by down: to take shelter in a bunker or other place. (nautical) Of a vessel: to take a load of coal or fuel oil for its engine. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on this day in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War.

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