Bomb Shelter Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms bomb shelter American

noun

1. a room or area, usually underground, especially reinforced against the effects of bombs, used as a shelter during an air raid.

Etymology

Origin of bomb shelter

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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He then proceeded to gut the architectural gem, with reports at the time suggesting that he wanted to turn the concrete structure into a kind of modernist bomb shelter.

From MarketWatch

If called upon, they would land on the White House lawn, pull the president out of the bomb shelter, and whisk him to the underground command center at Mount Weather.

From Literature

The TUV representative posted photos of the delegation's visit to "a school for gifted youngsters", adding their classroom was "a bomb shelter".

From BBC

He toured Prague’s famous monuments multiple times, including a huge bomb shelter under Folimanka Park that features in his novel, writing in his notebook along the way.

From Los Angeles Times

As a child during World War II he grew up with air raids, bomb shelters and death reports about young soldiers from his region.

From Los Angeles Times

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