underground bunker

collocation in English

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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bunker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌŋ.kər/us
/ˈbʌŋ.kɚ/
a shelter, usually underground, that has strong walls to protect the people inside it from bullets ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandbunkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1939, the platform faces were bricked up and the resulting space used as anundergroundbunker.
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These are accessed by entering a specially-marked structure, which then transports the player(s) into anundergroundbunker.
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She flees to the countryside where she's ushered into anundergroundbunker.
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Anundergroundbunkerand tunnel system is located on this site.
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Theundergroundbunkerand tunnel complex consisted of vaulted ammunition storage rooms with double walls and ceilings.
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In a little-knownundergroundbunker, aliens who claim to be the planet's first colonists are stirring.
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The next year, federal agents discovered a moonshine distillery in anundergroundbunkerat turn three.
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They are brought up in anundergroundbunker, away from the eyes of the media, but can't help being kids and troublemakers.
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The museum also includes a hall for special events, anundergroundbunker, and administrative areas.
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Aschoff also applied these methods to experiments with human circadian rhythms by building anundergroundbunkerto isolate human subjects from any external environmental cues.
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Building 710 is anundergroundbunkercomplex designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
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Some survive in theundergroundbunker.
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The primary difference between conventional and nuclear bunker busters is that, while the conventional version is meant for one target, the nuclear version can destroy an entireundergroundbunkersystem.
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Many of these underground bunkers still exist under private ownership, permission of the owner is paramount before attempting to locate them. 2.
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The huge underground bunkers and facility are still visible today.
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Medical care like other aspects of the logistical system was austere, and field hospitals, whether in caves, underground bunkers or jungle huts usually suffered shortages.
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A nuclear bunker buster negates most of the countermeasures involved in the protection of underground bunkers by penetrating the defenses prior to detonating.
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Whatever humans remain live in underground bunkers to escape the extreme cold.
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Only underground bunkers are still able to provide some protection in modern wars.
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Heeding the dying man's words, they head to the old airfield's underground bunkers.
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