bunker
/ˈbʌŋkə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बंकर
बंकर
Core word
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[C]
a shelter built strongly, often underground, to protect people from bombs; a container for storing coal
बंकर
- army bunkers
- During the air raid, families hurried into the underground bunker.
- The soldiers took shelter in a concrete bunker.
+ 2 more examples
- A coal bunker stood behind the factory.
- The old bunker is now a museum.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in / inside a bunker
A bunker is a strong shelter, often underground, so people go in, hide in or are kept in it.
Bunker एक मज़बूत, प्रायः भूमिगत आश्रय है, इसलिए लोग उसमें जाते हैं, छिपते हैं या रखे जाते हैं।
- Villagers hid in a bunker when the shelling began.
- The soldiers stayed inside the bunker all night.
a bunker (golf)
In golf, a bunker is a hollow filled with sand on the course. Players hit out of or land in a bunker.
गोल्फ़ में bunker मैदान पर रेत से भरा गड्ढा होता है। खिलाड़ी bunker से बाहर शॉट मारते हैं या उसमें गिर जाते हैं।
- His ball landed in the sand bunker beside the green.
a coal / fuel bunker
The word also names a container or compartment for storing coal or fuel, in a ship or a house.
यह शब्द जहाज़ या घर में कोयला या ईंधन रखने के डिब्बे या कक्ष के लिए भी आता है।
- The ship's coal bunker was nearly empty.
bunker mentality (figurative)
Bunker mentality describes a defensive attitude in which a group feels attacked and refuses outside views.
'Bunker mentality' रक्षात्मक सोच को बताता है जिसमें समूह स्वयं को आक्रांत मानकर बाहरी राय नहीं सुनता।
- The board developed a bunker mentality after the criticism.
+Collocations 3
adjective + bunker
undergroundconcretenuclearmilitarysand
- The government built a concrete bunker beneath the office.
verb + bunker
buildhide indigtake shelter inblow up
- The family took shelter in a bunker during the air raid.
bunker + noun
bunker shotbunker doorbunker mentality
- She played a perfect bunker shot to save par.
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- The old fort has a bunker that was used during the war.
पुराने क़िले में एक bunker है जिसका प्रयोग युद्ध के दौरान किया गया था।
- Radhika's father plays golf and often lands his ball in a bunker.
राधिका के पिता गोल्फ़ खेलते हैं और अक्सर उनकी गेंद bunker में चली जाती है।
- Officers watched the border from a small concrete bunker.
अधिकारी एक छोटे कंक्रीट के bunker से सीमा पर नज़र रख रहे थे।
- Scientists tested the bunker walls against a heavy blast.
वैज्ञानिकों ने भारी विस्फोट के विरुद्ध bunker की दीवारों का परीक्षण किया।
- The diesel is stored in a fuel bunker next to the engine room.
डीज़ल इंजन कक्ष के पास एक ईंधन bunker में रखा जाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The ball fell on the bunker and could not be played.
✓ The ball fell into the bunker and could not be played.
A bunker is a hollow, so the ball falls into it, not on it.
Bunker एक गड्ढा है, इसलिए गेंद उसमें 'into' गिरती है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ The soldiers kept watch from the bunker since dawn.
✓ The soldiers have kept watch from the bunker since dawn.
Since dawn needs a perfect tense when the action continues to now.
जब क्रिया अब तक जारी हो, तब 'since dawn' के साथ perfect tense आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are shelters or strong places, but they serve different purposes.
ये शब्द आश्रय या मज़बूत स्थान हैं, पर इनके उद्देश्य अलग-अलग हैं।
A strong, often underground shelter against attack, or a sandy hollow in golf.
हमले से बचाव का मज़बूत, प्रायः भूमिगत आश्रय, या गोल्फ़ में रेत वाला गड्ढा।
- Soldiers sat in a bunker.
Any place that protects from weather or danger; the general word.
मौसम या ख़तरे से बचाने वाली कोई भी जगह; सामान्य शब्द।
- We took shelter under a tree.
A covered hole in the ground for soldiers, or a roofed seat for players beside a pitch.
सैनिकों के लिए ढका गड्ढा, या मैदान के पास खिलाड़ियों की छतदार बैठने की जगह।
- The coach stood by the dugout.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: bunkers protect soldiers and civilians from shelling.
प्रयोग में bunkers सैनिकों और नागरिकों को गोलाबारी से बचाते हैं।