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How to pronounce “bunker”

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Pronunciation guide for bunker

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of bunker with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The US Bombed Iran. Now What?nor did they have the bunker-buster bombs
Definition summary: (military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

Example 1 of 8

The US Bombed Iran. Now What?

nor did they have the bunker-buster bombs

[Noun]
(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
(nautical) A compartment for storing coal for the ship's boilers; or a tank for storing fuel oil for the ship's engines.
(rail transport) The coal compartment on a tank engine; it can also refer to that on a tender engine.
Ellipsis of bunker oil (usually plural).
(sports)
(British, chiefly historical) A large bin or container for storing coal, often built outdoors in the yard of a house.
(Scotland)
[Verb]
(nautical)
(transitive, golf) To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive voice) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker.
(transitive, paintball) To fire constantly at (an opponent hiding behind an obstacle), trapping them and preventing them from firing at other players; also, to eliminate (an opponent behind an obstacle) by rushing to the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
(intransitive) Often followed by down: to take shelter in a bunker or other place.

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