bunker
/ˈbʌŋ.kɚ/ noun C1- A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. · The military built a bunker to help evacuate the citizens safely from the bombings.
- A compartment for storing coal for the ship's boilers; or a tank for storing fuel oil for the ship's engines.
- The coal compartment on a tank engine; it can also refer to that on a tender engine.
- A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
- An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
- A refrigerator or freezer, usually with an open top, used to display chilled or frozen merchandise for convenience in grocery stores.
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