Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bunker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunker \Bun"ker\, n.
1. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
2. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links;
also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf)
To drive (the ball) into a bunker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low
chest, serving for a seat. Cf. {Bunk}, {Bank}, {Bench}.]
1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which
serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bunker
n 1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {sand trap}, {trap}]
2: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
[syn: {dugout}]
v 1: hit a golf ball into a bunker
2: fill a ship's bunker with coal or oil
3: transfer cargo form a ship to a warehouse
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