dictionary definitions for "bunker"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  bunker
      n 1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: sand trap, trap]
      2: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
         [syn: dugout]
      v 1: hit a golf ball into a bunker
      2: fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
      3: transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low
     chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which
        serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.]
        --Sir W. Scott.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links;
        also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground,
        especially one which is closed on top and has protective
        walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For
        defending positions it usually has windows to view the
        surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning
        operations or storage, a bunker may be completely
        underground with no direct access to the surface.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf)
     To drive (the ball) into a bunker.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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