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bunker in Arabic

مَخْبَأ maḵbaʔ

UK/ˈbʌŋ.kə/

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Northern England/ˈbʊŋ.kə/

bunker in Arabic: مَخْبَأ (maḵbaʔ), قَبْو (qabw). In English, bunker means a hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

Arabic words for bunker

hardened shelter designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks
مَخْبَأ maḵbaʔ, قَبْو qabw

English meaning of bunker

  1. noun A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
  2. noun A compartment for storing coal for the ship's boilers; or a tank for storing fuel oil for the ship's engines.
  3. noun The coal compartment on a tank engine; it can also refer to that on a tender engine.
  4. noun A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.

Full definition of bunker

bunker in a sentence

  • The military built a bunker to help evacuate the citizens safely from the bombings.
  • There used to be a coal bunker at the back of the house - it was demolished years ago.

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Questions about bunker in Arabic

What is the meaning of bunker in Arabic?
Bunker in Arabic is مَخْبَأ (maḵbaʔ), قَبْو (qabw).
ما معنى كلمة bunker؟
Bunker: مَخْبَأ (maḵbaʔ), قَبْو (qabw).
What does bunker mean in English?
Bunker means a hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

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