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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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From their bunker, the Ukrainians discussed ways to bring the guidance drone closer to Stupnikov and center it over the intended route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Each bunker leads into an extensive tunnel network beneath the rocks that was built to protect the island in case of attack.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

A district court ordered a halt to work on the aboveground ballroom while allowing construction of the underground military bunker to proceed, but that order had been stayed while on appeal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Three minutes, and he could be on his way to a bunker carved into a mountain.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Iran has also reinforced protection around its nuclear sites and other security-related bunkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

As the age’s potent mix of terror and delirium spun on, designers and illustrators proposed ways to live comfortably in space, underwater or in underground bunkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"There are a lot of bunkers that you don't really want to be in. You can have a lot of really long irons into par-four holes as well."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

On our way up here, we had passed graffiti flamingos on the sides of bunkers and on the path itself, but he had made no reference to them in his spiel about the island’s history.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Terrorized Berlin inhabitants crowded into cellars, subways, underground bunkers, and concrete flak towers.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Antoniadi kept Pizza Hut closed and bunkered down in the restaurant for three days.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

“He proceeds not with a moral point but through observation of the way his characters either defend their bunkered existences or attempt to reach beyond them — or more commonly, some combination of the two.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

“We have shown that we can not only fight, but we can also sing very nice,” said Vitaliy, a soldier bunkered down north of Kyiv.

From Reuters ● May 16, 2022

While most residents had fled, countless families remained bunkered beneath the complex of several buildings and a labyrinth of tunnels.

From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022

Boys, for the moment we are bunkered; we must employ the niblick.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Sir Owen Seaman

People in the Florida city have "seen bad storms before" but are "bunkering up", he said, adding: "You don't want to underestimate a storm like this".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Singapore is the world's top bunkering hub due to its strategic location along the Strait of Malacca, having a well-developed infrastructure and access to refineries.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

"They need to choose a machinery system and make plans for the future. At the same time, there is considerable uncertainty related to fuel prices, carbon pricing, fuel bunkering availability and safety," he says.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

The proposed expansion would have allowed vessels and so-called bunkering barges to load liquid natural gas to power their own ships, but also to transfer fuel to other ships, making them floating fuel suppliers.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" said Charles, bunkering his cigar-stump badly to the right of the coal-scuttle.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 by Various


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