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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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Make solid contact with the ball first, instead, and you’ll hit the ball either into the bunker wall or send it shooting across the green into the rough or another bunker.

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

The people living in the bunker have been living a very easy life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The boys race from their bunker and go running down their slack-dump firing range, the joy of youth and scientific interest playing across their delighted faces.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam