Bunker — meaning in English

English meaning

• bunker noun A reinforced underground shelter built to withstand bombing or attack.
• pillbox noun A small box in which pills are kept.

Senses

Bunker is used for these senses in English:

• bunker (military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
• pillbox (military) A flat, concrete gun emplacement.

bunker — full definition

1. noun A reinforced underground shelter built to withstand bombing or attack.
2. noun In golf, a sand-filled hollow serving as a hazard on the course.
3. verb To hit a golf ball into a bunker, or to load a ship with fuel.

pillbox — full definition

1. noun A small box in which pills are kept.
2. noun A flat, concrete gun emplacement.
3. noun A doctor's carriage.

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