bunker
English
Etymology
Originally Scots, possibly related to bunk.
Pronunciation
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Noun
bunker (plural bunkers)
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- (military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
- (British) 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.
- (rail transport) the coal compartment on a tank engine.
- (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?)
- (Scotland, slang) A kitchen worktop.
- (UK, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
- Certain fish, menhaden.
Derived terms
Translations
hardened shelter
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large container for storing coal
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container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine
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sand-filled hollow
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paintball term
truant — see truant
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Verb
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
Translations
to load a vessel with oil or coal
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to hit a golfball into a bunker
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References
- “bunker” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “bunker”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers, diminutive bunkertje n)
- bunker (low-lying fortification built into the landscape)
- Synonym: kazemat
- (golf) bunker (hole with a surface of sand or dirt, placed on a golf course as a barrier)
- bunker, cargo hold, storage room
Derived terms
French
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
Further reading
- “bunker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
bunker m
Etymology 2
Noun
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkere, definite plural bunkerne)
Derived terms
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, military bunker)
References
- “bunker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkerar, definite plural bunkerane)
Derived terms
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, militsry bunker)
References
- “bunker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkeres)
- bunker
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
bùnker m (Cyrillic spelling бу̀нкер)
Declension
Declension of bunker
Spanish
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
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