coal bunkernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊl ˌbʌŋ.kər/us/ˈkoʊl ˌbʌŋ.kɚ/a large container, especially outside a house, for storing coal
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General and miscellaneous containers
- bin
- carton
- casing
- casket
- clothes basket
- coffer
- cofferdam
- hamper
- hanging basket
- hod
- holder
- inkstand
- receptacle
- resealable
- safe
- safe deposit box
- safety deposit box
- sandpail
- shaker
- wormery
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Examples from literature
- Coal bunkers form a protection for the engines and boilers.
- The spaces next to the ship's side are principally coal bunkers, and may, therefore, exclude largely any water that should enter.