bombproof shelter
- noun
- /ˈbɑmˌpruf ˈʃɛltər/
- Specialized
:
refugio a prueba de bombas
- Tube stations provided access, and tunnels were bored to connect the bombproof shelters.
Examples
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During the war, the community built a bombproof shelter to keep families safe from airstrikes.
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The bombproof shelter was designed to withstand even the strongest explosions, ensuring everyone's safety.
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They installed a bombproof shelter in their backyard as a precaution against potential attacks.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place that protects people from danger or bad weather
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7.7
A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war
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3.4
A strong place often underground where people stay to be safe from bombs
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4.4
A strong place, often underground, that protects people from bombs
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3.9
A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
A strong underground shelter where people stay to protect from bombs
A man-made shelter that protects people from bad weather or attack
How Protective
- Specialized
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2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bombproof' (strong enough to resist explosions) with 'shelter' (a place offering protection); the adjective–noun composition plainly indicates a shelter that can withstand bombs. This is a regular compositional pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The compound noun bombproof shelter comes from the literal idea of a shelter that is bomb + proof, with 'proof' meaning able to resist bombs. That's why it means a very strong place built to 'protect' people from a bomb explosion.