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BOMB SHELTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bomb shelter mean?
• BOMB SHELTER (noun)
The noun BOMB SHELTER has 1 sense:
1. a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
Familiarity information: BOMB SHELTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter; bombproof
Hypernyms ("bomb shelter" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
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