noun / verb
bunker
A sand-filled golf hazard or hitting a ball into it.
The ball lands in the bunker beside the green.
Etymology
The Scots word could name a chest or bin. Its compartment sense extended to a hollow in the ground, including the sand-filled hollows that became hazards on golf courses.
More examples
- He bunkered his approach shot.
- She needed two strokes to escape the bunker.
- Several bunkers guard the final hole.
Forms
bunker · bunkers · bunkered · bunkering
Similar words
- sand trap
- The common informal equivalent.
- hazard
- A broader course obstacle.