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Meaning
Noun
●
In Military, Buildings & Nuclear warfare:
A
hardened
shelter
, often
partly
buried
or
fully
underground
,
designed
to
protect
the
inhabitants
from
falling
bombs
or other attacks.
●
In Nautical:
A
compartment
for
storing
coal
for the ship's
boilers
; or a
tank
for
storing
fuel oil
for the ship's engines.
●
In Rail transportation & Nuclear warfare:
The
coal
compartment
on a
tank
engine.
●
In Golf & Sports:
A
hazard
on a
golf course
consisting of
a sand-filled hollow.
●
In Paintball & Sports:
An
obstacle
used to
block
an
opposing
player's
view
and
field
of fire.
●
In British English:
A large
bin
or
container
for
storing
coal
, often
built
outdoors
in the
yard
of a house.
●
In Scottish English:
A
sort of
box
or
chest
,
as in
a
window
, the
lid
of which
serves
as a seat.
●
In Scottish English:
A
kitchen
worktop.
●
In British English:
One who
bunks off
; a
truant
from school.
●
In American English, Regional English & Herrings:
The
menhaden
, any of several
species
of
fish
in the
genera
Brevoortia and Ethmidium.
Verb
●
In Nautical:
To
load
(a
vessel
) with
coal
or
fuel oil
for the engine.
●
In Nautical:
To take a
load
of
coal
or
fuel oil
for its engine.
●
In Nigerian English, Nautical & Nuclear warfare:
To
steal
bunker fuel
by
illicitly
siphoning
it off.
●
In Golf:
To
hit
(a
golf ball
) into a
bunker
; (chiefly
passive voice
) to place (a
golfer
) in the
position
of having a
golf ball
in a
bunker
.
●
In British English & Golf:
To
hit
(a
golf ball
) into a
bunker
; (chiefly
passive voice
) to place (a
golfer
) in the
position
of having a
golf ball
in a
bunker
.
To place (someone) in a
position
that is
difficult
to
get out of
; to hinder.
●
In Paintball:
To
fire
constantly
at (an
opponent
hiding behind
an
obstacle
),
trapping
them and
preventing
them from
firing
at other
player
s; also, to
eliminate
(an
opponent
behind an
obstacle
) by
rushing
to the
position
and
firing
at
extremely
close range
as the
player
becomes exposed.
●
Often
followed by
down: to take
shelter
in a
bunker
or other place.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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