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Bunker vs Dugout - What's the difference?

bunker | dugout |

As nouns the difference between bunker and dugout

is that bunker is a hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks while dugout is a canoe made from a hollowed-out log.

As a verb bunker

is to load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.

bunker

English

(wikipedia bunker)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
  • (British) A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used.
  • (nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine.
  • (golf) A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.
  • (paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
  • (Scotland) A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.
    • (Jamieson)

    Derived terms

    * bunker fuel

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.
  • (golf) To hit a golfball into a bunker.
  • (paintball) To fire constantly at a hiding opponent, preventing them from firing at other players and trapping them behind the barrier. This can also refer to eliminating an opponent behind cover by rushing the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.

    • Derived terms

    * bunker down ----

    dugout

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dugout) (en noun)
  • a canoe made from a hollowed-out log
  • a pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire
  • a sunken shelter at the side of a baseball or football (soccer) field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
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    Redknapp is expected to be back in the dugout when Spurs play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday but it was left to his assistant Kevin Bond to take a young team to Russia looking for the win that would put them through to the last 32.}}
  • a device used to smoke marijuana
  • (Canadian Prairies) A pit used to catch and store rainwater or runoff.