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Synonyms for bunker

Most common

trap sand trap fuel oil fort dug-out menhaden

All synonyms

Noun

1. Sand trap

sand trap, trap

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

    The military built a bunker to help evacuate the citizens safely from the bombings.

Forms

Plural
bunkers → traps, forts, dug-outs, cribs…

Example sentences

  • trap I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
  • fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bunkerrising
trapsteady
fortsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ben1
4 letters
fort1, trap1, crib1
8 letters
menhaden3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (menhaden3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bunker
Italiano
bunker