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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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Called Fort, it is a shed-like bunker with fire-proof doors and materials built to hold up to eight people and valuables with breathable air for four hours.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

They went to South Dakota to ride out the apocalypse at a ‘5-star’ bunker compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A well-off grain dealer in those days, with a sideline as an art collector, fragments of his pre-war life survive in the paintings and sculptures by Ukrainian artists dotted around the bunker.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Maybe it isn’t yet time to leave your bunker altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Before she climbed into the car, Mrs. Ezeka asked her to come to the back and see the new bunker her husband had had built; it was concrete, sturdy.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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