bunker
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, but apparently related to bunk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker (plural bunkers)
- (military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
- (Britain) A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used.
- (nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container.
- (golf) A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.
- (paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
- (Scotland) A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
- (Britain, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
- A fish, the menhaden.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
hardened shelter
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large container for storing coal
container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine
sand-filled hollow
paintball term
truant — see truant
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Verb[edit]
bunker (third-person singular simple present bunkers, present participle bunkering, simple past and past participle bunkered)
- (nautical) To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.
- (golf) To hit a golf ball into a bunker.
- (paintball) To fire constantly at a hiding opponent, preventing them from firing at other players and trapping them behind the barrier. This can also refer to eliminating an opponent behind cover by rushing the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to load a vessel with oil or coal
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to hit a golfball into a bunker
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References[edit]
- "Bunker" in: Wolfgang Pfeifer (ed.), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (2nd ed. 1993).
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m (plural bunkers)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m (plural bunkers)
- (golf) bunker
Further reading[edit]
- “bunker” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkere, definite plural bunkerne)
Related terms[edit]
- bunkers (fuel oil)
References[edit]
- “bunker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkerar, definite plural bunkerane)
Related terms[edit]
- bunkers (fuel oil)
References[edit]
- “bunker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bùnker m (Cyrillic spelling бу̀нкер)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bunker
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
bunker m (plural bunkers)
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