Main Entry: ¹bun·ker

Pronunciation: \ˈbəŋ-kər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Scots bonker chest, box

Date: 1839

1 : a bin or compartment for storage; especially : one on shipboard for the ship's fuel
2 a : a protective embankment or dugout; especially : a fortified chamber mostly below ground often built of reinforced concrete and provided with embrasures b : a sand trap or embankment constituting a hazard on a golf course

— bun·kered \-kərd\ adjective