bunker

Language: en

Meaning: (military)Ahardenedshelter, oftenpartlyburiedorfullyunderground,designedtoprotecttheinhabitantsfromfallingbombsor otherattacks.; ; (nautical)Acompartmentforstoringcoalfor the ship's boilers; or a tank for storingfuel oilfor theship'sengines.; (rail transport)The coalcompartmenton atank engine; it can also refer to that on atender engine.1939September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, inThe Railway Magazine, Westminster, London:IPC Transport Press,→ISSN,→OCLC, page161:Among tank engines, the 0-6-2 wheel arrangement was by far the most numerous, there being nearly 450 of this arrangement, which offers the advantage of good power and adhesive weight, coupled with adequate tank andbunkercapacity, within a limited compass.1941December, “Notes and News: A Tank Engine's 241-mile Day”, inRailway Magazine, page569:Thebunkersof these engines hold enough coal for one round journey of 120½ miles, and water is taken in each direction at Hexham.1956April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, inRailway Magazine, page212:The superstructure of the tender is modified by the removal of the side raves, and compartments for the fire-irons are formed on each side of the coalbunker.; ; Ellipsisofbunker oil(usually plural).The vessel is taking onbunkers.; (sports)(golf)Ahazardon agolf courseconsistingof asand-filledhollow.1824June, [Walter Scott], “Letter X. Darsie Latimer to Alan Fairford.”; “Letter XI. The Same to the Same.”, inRedgauntlet,[…], volume I, Edinburgh:[…][James Ballantyne and Co.] forArchibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co.,→OCLC,pages204 and 223:[Letter X, page 204] At length I came within sight of them, three in number, where they sat cosily niched, into what you might call abunker, a little sand-pit, dry and snug, and surrounded by its banks, and a screen of whins in full bloom.[…][Letter XI, page 223] And are ye in the wont of drawing up wi' all the gangrel bodies that ye meet on the high road, or find cowering in a sand-bunkerupon the links?Used to refer to a sand-filled hollow in general.(paintball)Anobstacleusedtoblockanopposingplayer'sviewandfield of fire.; (British,chieflyhistorical)Alargebinor container for storing coal, oftenbuiltoutdoorsin theyardof ahouse.There used to be a coalbunkerat the back of the house - it was demolished years ago.; (Scotland)Asortofboxorchest, as in awindow, thelidof whichservesas aseat.1790(date written; published1791),Robert Burns, “Tam o’ Shanter. A Tale.”, inPoems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, 2nd edition, volume II, Edinburgh:[…]T[homas]Cadell,[…], andWilliam Creech,[…], published1793,→OCLC,page202:A winnock-bunkerin the eaſt, / There ſat auld Nick, in ſhape o' beaſt;[…]1818July 25,Jedediah Cleishbotham[pseudonym;Walter Scott], chapter VIII, inTales of My Landlord, Second Series,[…](The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh:[…][James Ballantyne and Co.] forArchibald Constable and Company,→OCLC,page234:There was no seat accommodated him so well as the "bunker" at Woodend, and no face he loved so much to gaze on as Jeanie Deans's.(slang)Akitchenworktop.

Examples:

EN: That's enough in the bunker now.
ES: Ya hay suficiente en el barco.
EN: And there was old Tommy in the bunker, breaking his clubs one by one over his knee.
ES: Y ahí estaba el viejo Tommy en el bunker, rompiendo sus palos de golf uno a uno con sus rodillas.
EN: - The coal bunker.
ES: - A las bodegas.
EN: He's a banker, and goes through life with the walls of his vault like a portable bunker where he shuts himself away to eat, love and sleep.
ES: Es cajero, y se pasea por la vida con la reja de su caja como una jaula portátil, en la que se encierra para cenar, amar, dormir...
EN: Martin takes north bunker, Dubois, south bunker.
ES: Martin, Kasmat norte. Dubois, Kasmat sur.
ES: Martin, Kasmat norte. Dubois, Kasmat sur.
EN: There we will build a bunker of stones!
ES: Vamos, ¡construyamos búnkeres de piedra!
EN: Look at the bunker they built!
ES: - ¡Mira, qué búnker ha construido!
EN: What if they put us both into a starvation bunker?
ES: ¿Y si ellos nos ponen a ambas en un búnker de hambre?
EN: The shed I have over there, in the bunker.
ES: La cabaña que hay ahí abajo, en el fortín.
EN: That bunker, an old power plant.
ES: ¿Qué esperamos, señor? Ese refugio.
EN: We've gotta silence that bunker!
ES: Tenemos que silenciar ese refugio.
EN: Are you really going to Australia on a bunker?
ES: ¿De veras van a ir a Australia en una barca?
EN: Have you sailed a bunker before? No. Have you?
ES: - ¿Ha navegado ya en una barca?
EN: You may view the take-off from the observation bunker, and return to this room immediately afterward.
ES: Podrán ver el despegue desde la sala de observación.
EN: He's probably in a bunker right now... with his arms stretched out like a spider's.
ES: Es probable que ahora mismo esté en un búnker... con los brazos extendidos como los de una araña.

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