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bunker

[buhng-ker] / ˈbʌŋ kər /
NOUN
underground shelter
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NOUN
hazard on a golf course
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It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Elite clubs maintaining “championship” conditions on their course might spend 10%-15% of their annual budget on bunker maintenance—almost as much as on putting surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The price of the bunker fuel that powers ships nearly doubled after the war broke out, peaking at $1,053 per metric tonne on March 20.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

For Fogelman, the destruction of the bunker is just one of Season 2’s “big swings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The bus shelter I'd left twenty seconds ago was requisitioned as a bunker.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell