bunker

Meaning of bunker

noun
  1. a large container or compartment for storing fuel.
    a coal bunker
  2. a reinforced underground shelter, typically for use in wartime.
  3. a hollow filled with sand, used as an obstacle on a golf course.
verb
  1. fill the fuel containers of (a ship); refuel.
  2. (of a player) have one's ball lodged in a bunker.
    he was bunkered at the fifth hole
  3. take refuge in a bunker or other shelter.
    his family had bunkered down inside their home
    the former Governor has spent four days bunkered down at Government House

mid 16th century (originally Scots, denoting a seat or bench): perhaps related to bunk1.

Information about bunker

Hyphenation of bunker

bunker

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • bunker is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

bunker synonyms

Meaning sand trap:

trap

Meaning dugout:

dugout

Translation of bunker

Words that rhyme with bunker

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