'Bunker' definitions:
Definition of 'bunker'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
A large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal"
noun
A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground [syn: bunker, dugout]
verb
Hit a golf ball into a bunker
verb
Fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
verb
Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
Definition of 'Bunker'
From: GCIDE
- Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground, especially one which is closed on top and has protective walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For defending positions it usually has windows to view the surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning operations or storage, a bunker may be completely underground with no direct access to the surface. [PJC]
Definition of 'Bunker'
From: GCIDE
- Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf) To drive (the ball) into a bunker. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'bunker'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abri,
- acropolis,
- air-raid shelter,
- antre,
- approach trench,
- archives,
- armory,
- arsenal,
- attic,
- bank,
- basement,
- bastion,
- bay,
- beachhead,
- bin,
- blockhouse,
- bomb shelter,
- bombproof,
- bonded warehouse,
- bookcase,
- box,
- bridgehead,
- burrow,
- buttery,
- cargo dock,
- castle,
- cave,
- cavern,
- cellar,
- cellarage,
- chest,
- citadel,
- closet,
- coal bin,
- communication trench,
- concealment,
- conservatory,
- control center,
- countermine,
- coupure,
- cove,
- cover,
- covert,
- coverture,
- crate,
- crib,
- cupboard,
- cyclone cellar,
- depository,
- depot,
- ditch,
- dock,
- donjon,
- double sap,
- drawer,
- dugout,
- dump,
- earth,
- entrenchment,
- exchequer,
- fallout shelter,
- fasthold,
- fastness,
- fire trench,
- flying sap,
- fort,
- fortified tunnel,
- fortress,
- fosse,
- foxhole,
- funk hole,
- gallery,
- garrison,
- garrison house,
- glory hole,
- godown,
- grot,
- grotto,
- hold,
- hole,
- hutch,
- impact area,
- keep,
- lair,
- library,
- locker,
- lumber room,
- lumberyard,
- magasin,
- magazine,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mine,
- moat,
- mote,
- motte,
- parallel,
- peel,
- peel tower,
- pillbox,
- post,
- potato cellar,
- proving ground,
- rack,
- radar tracking station,
- rath,
- repertory,
- repository,
- reservoir,
- rick,
- safehold,
- safety zone,
- sap,
- sewer,
- shelf,
- shelter,
- slit trench,
- stack,
- stack room,
- stock room,
- storage,
- store,
- storehouse,
- storeroom,
- storm cave,
- storm cellar,
- strong point,
- stronghold,
- subbasement,
- subterrane,
- subway,
- supply base,
- supply depot,
- tank,
- tower,
- tower of strength,
- tracking station,
- treasure house,
- treasure room,
- treasury,
- trench,
- tunnel,
- vat,
- vault,
- ward,
- warehouse,
- warren,
- wine cellar
Bunker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bunker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
427
Housing Units (2000) :
196
Land area (2000) :
0.645179 sq. miles (1.671007 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.645179 sq. miles (1.671007 sq. km)
FIPS code :
09694
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.455356 N, 91.210317 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
63629
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.