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bunker
(encz) | bunker,bunkr n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bunker
(gcide) | Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low
chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
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1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which
serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
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3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links;
also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground,
especially one which is closed on top and has protective
walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For
defending positions it usually has windows to view the
surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning
operations or storage, a bunker may be completely
underground with no direct access to the surface.
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Bunker
(gcide) | Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf)
To drive (the ball) into a bunker.
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bunker
(wn) | bunker
n 1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap,
trap]
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
[syn: bunker, dugout]
v 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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Bunker
(gcide) | Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low
chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which
serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
[1913 Webster]
2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
[1913 Webster]
3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links;
also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground,
especially one which is closed on top and has protective
walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For
defending positions it usually has windows to view the
surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning
operations or storage, a bunker may be completely
underground with no direct access to the surface.
[PJC]Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf)
To drive (the ball) into a bunker.
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mossbunker
(gcide) | menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
An American marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the
Herring family (Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead,
whitefish, etc.
[1913 Webster]Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n. (Zool.)
The menhaded.
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Mossbunker
(gcide) | menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
An American marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the
Herring family (Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead,
whitefish, etc.
[1913 Webster]Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n. (Zool.)
The menhaded.
[1913 Webster] moss-grown |
battle of bunker hill
(wn) | battle of Bunker Hill
n 1: the first important battle of the American War of
Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the
British defeated the colonial forces [syn: Bunker Hill,
battle of Bunker Hill] |
bunker buster
(wn) | Bunker Buster
n 1: a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to
penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to
penetrate hardened underground facilities [syn: {Bunker
Buster}, Guided Bomb Unit-28, GBU-28] |
bunker hill
(wn) | Bunker Hill
n 1: the first important battle of the American War of
Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the
British defeated the colonial forces [syn: Bunker Hill,
battle of Bunker Hill] |
bunker mentality
(wn) | bunker mentality
n 1: defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so
many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist
developing a bunker mentality" |
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