From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bunker \Bun"ker\, noun [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.
3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground, especially one which is closed on top and has protective walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For defending positions it usually has windows to view the surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning operations or storage, a bunker may be completely underground with no direct access to the surface. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bunker \Bun"ker\, verb (used with an object) (Golf) To drive (the ball) into a bunker. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {sand trap}, {trap}]
2: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground [syn: {dugout}]
verb
1: hit a golf ball into a bunker
2: fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
3: transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
148 Moby Thesaurus words for "bunker": abri, acropolis, air-raid shelter, antre, approach trench, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bastion, bay, beachhead, bin, blockhouse, bomb shelter, bombproof, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bridgehead, burrow, buttery, cargo dock, castle, cave, cavern, cellar, cellarage, chest, citadel, closet, coal bin, communication trench, concealment, conservatory, control center, countermine, coupure, cove, cover, covert, coverture, crate, crib, cupboard, cyclone cellar, depository, depot, ditch, dock, donjon, double sap, drawer, dugout, dump, earth, entrenchment, exchequer, fallout shelter, fasthold, fastness, fire trench, flying sap, fort, fortified tunnel, fortress, fosse, foxhole, funk hole, gallery, garrison, garrison house, glory hole, godown, grot, grotto, hold, hole, hutch, impact area, keep, lair, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, martello, martello tower, mine, moat, mote, motte, parallel, peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, potato cellar, proving ground, rack, radar tracking station, rath, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, safehold, safety zone, sap, sewer, shelf, shelter, slit trench, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, storm cave, storm cellar, strong point, stronghold, subbasement, subterrane, subway, supply base, supply depot, tank, tower, tower of strength, tracking station, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, trench, tunnel, vat, vault, ward, warehouse, warren, wine cellar
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bunker, MO (city, FIPS 9694) Location: 37.45745 N, 91.21153 W Population (1990): 390 (180 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63629
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Bunker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 427 Housing Units (2000): 196 Land area (2000): 0.645179 sq. miles (1.671007 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.645179 sq. miles (1.671007 sq. km) FIPS code: 09694 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.455356 N, 91.210317 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63629 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bunker, MO Bunker
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