bunker
English
Etymology
Unknown, but apparently related to bunk.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbʌŋkɚ/
- Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(r)
Noun
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.
- (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.
- (Britain, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
- Certain fish, menhaden.
Derived terms
- bunkering
- bunker fuel
- bunker oil
Translations
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
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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.
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: Wolfgang Pfeifer (ed.), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (2nd ed. 1993).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʏŋ.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bun‧ker
- Rhymes: -ʏŋkər
Noun
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buŋ.kɛʁ/, /buŋ.kœʁ/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœŋ.kœʁ/
Further reading
- “bunker” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Derived terms
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, military bunker)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Derived terms
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, militsry bunker)
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǔnker/
- Hyphenation: bun‧ker
Noun
bùnker m (Cyrillic spelling бу̀нкер)
Declension
Declension of bunker
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bunker | bunkeri |
genitive | bunkera | bunkera |
dative | bunkeru | bunkerima |
accusative | bunker | bunkere |
vocative | bunkeru | bunkeri |
locative | bunkeru | bunkerima |
instrumental | bunkerom | bunkerima |
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