shellproof

9.3

Strong enough to stop shells or bombs

adjective
/ˈʃɛlˌpruf/

: a prueba de proyectiles

The soldiers took refuge in a shellproof bunker during the artillery barrage.

Examples

Engineers designed the command center to be shellproof for maximum safety.
Despite heavy enemy fire, the shellproof walls remained intact.
This armor is shellproof!
The new military vehicles are designed to be shellproof.
Despite heavy enemy fire, the shellproof walls remained intact.
The soldiers took refuge in a shellproof bunker during the artillery barrage.
Engineers designed the command center to be shellproof for maximum safety.

Synonyms

bombproof

vsshellproof

2 6.3

Strong enough to stop bomb or shell blasts

has identical meaning but uses a different word form

shockproof

vsshellproof

Specialized

3.9

Made to resist damage from sudden drops or hard hits

is for resisting explosive blasts rather than ordinary impacts

Antonyms

vulnerable

581 4.0

At risk of being harmed, attacked or influenced

fragile

83 3.4

Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong

How Resistant

bombproof

2 6.3

shellproof

9.3

durable

56 3.6

resistant

8 3.7

fragile

83 3.4

vulnerable

581 4.0

Surface Forms

shellproof positive

Morphology

shellproof = shell + proof (transparent) = shell + proof

The meaning is a direct compound of 'shell' + 'proof' meaning 'resistant to shells', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word shellproof is made from shell and proof: a shell is a large metal bomb fired from a big gun, and proof means 'resistant', as in waterproof or bulletproof. So shellproof describes something able to resist shells or bombs.