noun Download 🔗Share A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. Examples : "The soldiers took refuge in the bunker during the air raid. " architecture military building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Grandpa used to have a large bunker for storing coal in the backyard. " material architecture property fuel history place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The ship's bunker was almost empty, meaning they needed a large supply delivered soon to avoid running out of fuel. " nautical fuel energy vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The coal compartment on a tank engine. Examples : "The engineer carefully checked the bunker to see how much coal remained before the next stop. " vehicle machine part technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sand-filled hollow on a golf course. Examples : "The golf pro warned us to avoid the bunker near the 15th green. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire. Examples : "The players strategically positioned the large wooden bunker to block their opponents' view of the flag. " military war building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. Examples : "The children loved to sit on the bunker under the window and read their books. " architecture item building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kitchen worktop. Examples : "My grandmother used the granite bunker in her kitchen to prepare the Sunday roast. " architecture property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who bunks off; a truant from school. Examples : ""The teacher marked Sarah absent because she was a known bunker and had skipped class again." " education person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Certain fish, menhaden. Examples : "The fishermen caught a large amount of bunker for bait. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine. Examples : "The ship's crew bunkered the vessel with oil before setting sail. " nautical fuel Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit a golf ball into a bunker. Examples : "He bunkered his tee shot on the third hole, adding a stroke to his score. " sport game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The sniper bunkered the enemy soldier, preventing him from shooting at the rest of the team. " game sport military war action weapon technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
