Bunker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hazard on a golf course

a large container for storing fuel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹdˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋkə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹdˈuːn/.

Examples

the ship's bunkers were full of coal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trap dugout sand trap

Parts of Speech

noun	a hazard on a golf course
noun	a large container for storing fuel “the ship's bunkers were full of coal”
noun	a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
verb	hit a golf ball into a bunker
verb	fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
verb	transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

Word Forms

bunker	verb	hit a golf ball into a bunker
bunker	noun	a hazard on a golf course

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

búnker

un peligro en un campo de golf

🇷🇺Russian

бункер

опасность на поле для гольфа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बंकर

गोल्फ कोर्स पर खतरा

🇧🇩Bengali

বাঙ্কার

একটি গল্ফ কোর্সে একটি বিপত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பதுங்கு குழி

ஒரு கோல்ஃப் மைதானத்தில் ஒரு ஆபத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

బంకర్

గోల్ఫ్ కోర్స్‌లో ప్రమాదం

🇮🇳Marathi

बंकर

गोल्फ कोर्सवर धोका

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંકર

ગોલ્ફ કોર્સ પર જોખમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಕರ್

ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ ಮೈದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಅಪಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബങ്കർ

ഒരു ഗോൾഫ് കോഴ്സിൽ ഒരു അപകടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲਫ ਕੋਰਸ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنکر

گولف کورس پر خطرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掩体

高尔夫球场上的障碍

🇯🇵Japanese

バンカー

ゴルフコースの危険

🇰🇷Korean

벙커

골프 코스의 위험

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hầm trú ẩn

mối nguy hiểm trên sân gôn

🇹🇭Thai

บังเกอร์

อันตรายในสนามกอล์ฟ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القبو

خطر على ملعب للجولف

🇮🇷Persian

پناهگاه

خطر در زمین گلف

🇹🇷Turkish

sığınak

golf sahasında tehlike

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּנקֶר

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