bunker
noun
a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box.
bunkered
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past participleof bunker.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bunker.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bunkernouna large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box.
Example Sentences
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Antoniadi kept Pizza Hut closed and bunkered down in the restaurant for three days.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Instead of traveling across Europe and visiting family in Maryland, Strachan bunkered down at home with the rest of the country and made the most of his retirement at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
“We have shown that we can not only fight, but we can also sing very nice,” said Vitaliy, a soldier bunkered down north of Kyiv.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
The elevated green is heavily bunkered, and the wedge to the green is complicated by a rolling fairway with uneven lies.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
And just to complete my generalising remarks on American courses, which naturally vary greatly, let me say that commonly they are not so severely bunkered as are the best of ours, particularly from the tee.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Henry Leach
