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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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
The majority of fans on the Long Island, New York property appeared to be pulling against the Colorado native with countless shouts for his golf ball to find bunkers and minor roars after each of his five bogeys during the final round.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Instead of holding events around Los Angeles to convince skeptics that his mayoral campaign is for everyone, the former reality television bad boy has bunkered himself inside an echo chamber of sycophants, friendly podcasters and milquetoast media outlets.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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Noun
Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t yet building bunkers in Hawaii.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
The majority of fans on the Long Island, New York property appeared to be pulling against the Colorado native with countless shouts for his golf ball to find bunkers and minor roars after each of his five bogeys during the final round.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
Australia bunker down, and do it well Without the ball, Australia defend compactly as if they were instructed to do so from birth.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Instead of holding events around Los Angeles to convince skeptics that his mayoral campaign is for everyone, the former reality television bad boy has bunkered himself inside an echo chamber of sycophants, friendly podcasters and milquetoast media outlets.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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“Bunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunker. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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