bun·ker [bunkerbunkersbunkeredbunkering] noun, verb BrE [ˈbʌŋkə(r)] NAmE [ˈbʌŋkər] noun 1. a strongly built shelter for soldiers or guns, usually underground •a concrete/underground/secret bunker 2. a container for storing coal, especially on a ship or outside a house •a coal bunker 3. (NAmE also ˈsand trap, trap)a small area filled with sand on a ↑golf course •He hit his second shot into a bunker.
Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (originally Scots, denoting a seat or bench): perhaps related to ↑bunk ‘narrow bed’.
Example Bank: •She had a difficult job getting the ball out of the bunker. •The war cabinet met in an underground bunker. •In preparation for the worst, huge underground bunkers were built.
verb be bunkered (in ↑golf) to have hit your ball into a ↑bunker (and therefore to be in a difficult position) Verb forms:
Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (originally Scots, denoting a seat or bench): perhaps related to ↑bunk ‘narrow bed’.
