Bunkering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of supplying a ship with fuel.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of bunker.
  • n. The taking onboard of bunker fuel
  • n. The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of stowing the bunkers with coal; the operation of filling the coal-bunkers.
    • Word Usage
    "The chemical engineer's career shift underscores the increasing scope and ingenuity of petroleum theft -- known locally as "bunkering" -- that can have far-reaching consequences for global energy supplies."
    Verb Form
    bunkered    bunkering    bunkers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hazard    fuel    hit    transfer    shift   
    Cross Reference
    to be bunkered   
    Form
    bunker fuel    bunker down   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bin    hazard   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dunker    Junker    clunker    dunker    hunker   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hangar    silo    cavern    redoubt    storeroom   
     
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