Bunker

  • 111Bunker Hill — battle site in Massachusetts, U.S., was land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker, who came from the vicinity of Bedford, England. The name dates from 1229, as Bonquer and is from O.Fr. bon quer good heart …

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  • 112Bunker Hill — [buŋ′kər] [prob. after G. Bunker, early resident of Charlestown] hill in Boston, Mass.: in a battle (1775) of the American Revolution, colonial forces besieging Boston were dislodged by British troops, but the victory failed to break the siege …

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  • 113bunker mentality — n. an attitude or state of mind characterized by extreme suspiciousness and defensiveness and by a feeling of being under attack by a hostile opposition while being confined as if in a fortified bunker …

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  • 114Bunker adjustment factor — or BAF refers to floating part of sea freight charges which represents additions due to oil prices. Usually BAF charges are determined by Carrier Conferences to be applicable for a certain period on a certain trade route. These Carrier… …

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  • 115Bunker Hill — Bunker Hill, ein 35 m hoher Hügel in der Nähe von Boston, jetzt innerhalb der Stadt Charlestown gelegen. Hier siegten die an Zahl und Bewaffnung überlegenen Engländer unter General Gage 17. Juni 1775 über die Republikaner unter Oberst Prescott;… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 116Bunker Hill — Bunker Hịll   [ bʌȖkə ], Hügel im Norden von Boston, nach dem das (tatsächlich auf dem benachbarten Breed s Hill ausgefochtene) erste größere Gefecht (17. 6. 1775) des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges benannt wurde. Obwohl die Siedlermiliz… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 117Bunker Hill — Bunker Hill, the Battle of the first main battle of the American Revolutionary War, in Boston, Massachusetts in 1775. Although the British army won the battle, the American ↑colonists killed and wounded more than 1000 British soldiers, and proved …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118bunker silo — bunker silo, a silo built above ground, usually with wood or concrete sides, and one or both ends may be open …

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  • 119Bunker Valentin — Technische Daten Fertigstellungsgrad: etwa 90 % Länge: 426 Meter Breite: Osten 67 Meter Breite: Westen 97 Meter …

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  • 120Bunker in Emden — Kulturbunker im Stadtteil Barenburg, Vorderansicht …

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