bunker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hazard on a golf course
    trap; sand trap.
  2. noun a large container for storing fuel
    • the ship's bunkers were full of coal
  3. noun a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
    dugout.
  4. verb hit a golf ball into a bunker
  5. verb fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
  6. verb transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

WordNet

Bun"ker noun
Etymology
Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913