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bunker

noun verb

A hazard on a golf course

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
R
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbʌŋkɚ

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noun

  1. A hazard on a golf course

noun

  1. A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

noun

  1. A large container for storing fuel

    “The ship's bunkers were full of coal”

verb

  1. Hit a golf ball into a bunker

verb

  1. Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

verb

  1. Fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

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Example Sentences

The ship's bunkers were full of coal

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