- bomb shelter
- `bomb ,shelter noun counta building or underground room that is designed to protect people from bombs
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bomb shelter — bomb .shelter n a room or building that is built to protect people from bomb attacks … Dictionary of contemporary English
bomb shelter — noun a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑air raid shelter, ↑bombproof • Derivationally related forms: ↑bombproof (for: ↑bombproof) … Useful english dictionary
bomb shelter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bomb shelter : singular bomb shelter plural bomb shelters a building or underground room that is designed to protect people from bombs … English dictionary
bomb shelter — a room or area, usually underground, especially reinforced against the effects of bombs, used as a shelter during an air raid. Cf. air raid shelter. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
bomb shelter — noun An air raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs. Syn: air raid shelter, bombproof … Wiktionary
bomb shelter — bunker used to protect against bomb attacks … English contemporary dictionary
bomb shelter — noun (C) a room or building that is built to protect people from bomb attacks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shelter — shel|ter1 [ˈʃeltə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from sheltron group of fighting soldiers protected by shields (11 16 centuries), from Old English scieldtruma, from scield shield + truma group of soldiers ] 1.) [U] a place to live,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shelter — I UK [ˈʃeltə(r)] / US [ˈʃeltər] noun Word forms shelter : singular shelter plural shelters ** 1) a) [countable] a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger We built a temporary shelter out of branches. a bus shelter a bomb… … English dictionary
shelter — shel|ter1 [ ʃeltər ] noun ** 1. ) count a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger: We built a temporary shelter out of branches. a bomb shelter a ) uncount a place or situation in which you are protected from bad weather… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
