bunkered

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adjective

bun·​kered ˈbəŋ-kərd 

: having a bunker or multiple bunkers

a heavily bunkered golf course [=a golf course with many bunkers]

: protected by a bunker or bunkers

a bunkered command post

bunkered

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past tense and past participle of bunker entry 2

Examples of bunkered in a Sentence

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Adjective

For the most part, Afghan troops remain bunkered in their checkpoints, rather than patrolling to keep Islamic State off balance. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 15 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1907, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bunkered

• be bunkered

Rhymes for bunkered

• drunkard
• hunkered