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bunker an obstacle on a golf course, usually a sand-filled hollow bordered by a ridge bunker [′bəŋ·kər] (civil engineering) A bin, often elevated, that is divided into compartments for storing material such as coal or sand. (mechanical engineering) A space in a refrigerator designed to hold a cooling element. (ordnance) A fortified structure for the protection of personnel, a defended gun position, or a defensive position. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He could not see it, the inside of the bunker coated with coal-dust being perfectly and impenetrably black; but he heard it sliding and clattering, and striking here and there, always in the neighbourhood of his head. From Valparaiso he had gone to Australia, light, a matter of six thousand miles on end with a stormy passage and running short of bunker coal. Clara was making a rosary of beads for a little figure of a Sister of Charity, who was to attend the Bunker Hill fair and lend her aid in erecting the Monument. |
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