What does «búnker» mean in Spanish?
- Subway bomb shelter.
- Place of sale of illegal drugs.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Uruguay
Examples of use in Spanish: "la policía allanó un búnker en el barrio".
- Office, office.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Nicaragua - Salvador - Housing protected against theft using bars and security systems.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Fuel, especially the thick, black variety extracted from the last oil processes for thermal power plants and cement production.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Nicaragua - Salvador - Extreme right-wing political current of the Spanish Transition (1970s and early 1980s), also known as inmovilismo.
- In the game of golf, depression near the green or fairway which is usually filled with sand. It is difficult to hit the ball out of the bunker and into it, therefore, it is considered a penalty for a golfer who misses the target with the previous shot.
- (búnker político) A place chosen to follow an election canvass by a political party and its supporters.
- (búnker de combustible) Container for fuel storage in steamships or steam tank engines, or rooms for fuel storage in furnaces.