noun

bunker

bunker, shelter, sand trap

They hid in the underground bunker.

They hid in the underground bunker.

My golf ball landed in a deep bunker.

My golf ball landed in a deep bunker.

((a/the)) bunker (noun) a reinforced underground shelter The soldiers entered the bunker.

Synonyms: shelter, dugout, sand trap

From Scottish 'bunker' meaning 'seat, chest'. The military sense is a later development.

Think of a 'bank' of earth piled up for protection. Picture a military shelter or a sand trap in golf.

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