I. ˈbəŋ-kər noun
Etymology: Scots bonker chest, box
Date: 1839
1. : a bin or compartment for storage ; especially : one on shipboard for the ship's fuel
2.
a. : a protective embankment or dugout ; especially : a fortified chamber mostly below ground often built of reinforced concrete and provided with embrasures
b. : a sand trap or embankment constituting a hazard on a golf course
• bun·kered -kərd adjective
II. verb
( bun·kered ; bun·ker·ing -k(ə-)riŋ)
Date: 1891
intransitive verb
: to fill a ship's bunker with coal or oil
transitive verb
1. : to place or store in a bunker
2. : to hit (a golf ball or shot) into a bunker