

[buhng-ker] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box: a coal bunker. |
| 2. | a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through which guns may be fired. |
| 3. | Golf. any obstacle, as a sand trap or mound of dirt, constituting a hazard. |
| 4. | Nautical.
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| 5. | Golf. to hit (a ball) into a bunker. |
| 6. | to equip with or as if with bunkers: to bunker an army's defenses. |
] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| bun·ker
(bŭng'kər) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. bun·kered, bun·ker·ing, bun·kers
[Scots bonker, chest, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] bun'ker adj. |
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bunker
| bunker | |
noun | |
| 1. | a hazard on a golf course |
| 2. | a large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal" |
| 3. | a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground |
verb | |
| 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 |
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Population (1990): 1722 (692 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62014
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Population (1990): 1010 (425 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46914
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Population (1990): 111 (71 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67626
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Population (1990): 1242 (571 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 3391 (1248 housing units)
Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Bunker
Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.Bunker
Bun"ker\, n. 1. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.Bunker
Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf) To drive (the ball) into a bunker.Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.











