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
Examples of bunker in a Sentence
Noun
The ammunition is stored in concrete bunkers.
Verb
She bunkered her tee shot.
They bunkered just enough coal to get them to the port.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The short-game practice area was also revamped, including the addition of bunkers and expanded chipping areas.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Among the notable design changes, the club will recreate the original Punchbowl green at the third hole as seen in early photos, reconfigure the fourth hole’s fairway bunkering to match Raynor’s 1915 concept and reshape water features around the eighth and ninth greens.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
After finding out survivors — including his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — remain in the outside world in the Season 1 finale, Xavier (Brown) embarks on a quest to find her, journeying out from the Paradise bunker for the first time since the planet’s destruction.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The short-game practice area was also revamped, including the addition of bunkers and expanded chipping areas.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
An early goal by Mount Pleasant would transfer the pressure toward the Galaxy, who would then either have to bunker in to hold a two-goal lead or try to push for one, which would be an all-important road goal.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Among the notable design changes, the club will recreate the original Punchbowl green at the third hole as seen in early photos, reconfigure the fourth hole’s fairway bunkering to match Raynor’s 1915 concept and reshape water features around the eighth and ninth greens.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Bunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunker. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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