BUNKER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BUNKER?

Need another word that means the same as “bunker”? Find 11 synonyms for “bunker” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bunker” are: sand trap, trap, dugout, manger, stall, trough, feeding trough, bin, box, rack, fodder rack

Bunker as a Noun

Definitions of "Bunker" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bunker” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A hollow filled with sand, used as an obstacle on a golf course.
  • A reinforced underground shelter, typically for use in wartime.
  • A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground.
  • A large container or compartment for storing fuel.
  • A large container for storing fuel.
  • A hazard on a golf course.

Synonyms of "Bunker" as a noun (11 Words)

binThe quantity contained in a bin.
A compost bin.
boxThe quantity contained in a box.
He gave her a box of chocolates.
dugoutAn underground air-raid or nuclear shelter.
The German gun crews kept in their dugouts.
feeding troughThe act of supplying food and nourishment.
fodder rackCoarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop.
mangerA long trough from which horses or cattle feed.
rackA bed.
That chick s got a nice rack.
sand trapFrench writer known for works concerning women’s rights and independence (1804-1876.
stallAn instance of an engine vehicle aircraft or boat stalling.
A stalls seat.
trapIn the game of trapball the shoe shaped device that is hit with a bat to send the ball into the air.
I played the traps a little myself once.
troughA channel used to convey a liquid.
A vast glacial trough.

Usage Examples of "Bunker" as a noun

  • The ship's bunkers were full of coal.
  • A coal bunker.

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