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 fuel2 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