bunker : Idioms & Phrases


battle of bunker hill

  • noun the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
    battle of Bunker Hill.
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bunker buster

  • noun 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
    Guided Bomb Unit-28; GBU-28.
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bunker hill

  • noun the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
    battle of Bunker Hill.
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bunker mentality

  • noun defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks
    • after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality
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