air-raid shelter
21shelter — noun 1 protection from danger/bad weather VERB + SHELTER ▪ afford (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with) ▪ The great trees gave shelter from the wind. ▪ need ▪ …
22shelter — 01. When the rain started, I rushed to a bus [shelter]. 02. Many people went into the [shelters] when they heard the air raid sirens. 03. We put the plants next to the wall to [shelter] them from the wind. 04. When it rains, people always take… …
23bomb 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) …
24Blast shelter — A blast shelter is a place where people can go to protect themselves from bomb blasts. It differs from a fallout shelter, in that its main purpose is to protect from shock waves and overpressure, instead of from radioactive precipitation, as a… …
25Amiriyah shelter — The Amiriyah shelterThe name Amiriyah can also be spelt Amiriya, Al amrih, Amariya and Amariyah. There is no agreed spelling for the name in English. For example, The BBC uses all four spelling on its web site. CNN uses Amariya , Amariyah and… …
26bomb 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] * * * …
27bomb shelter — noun An air raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs. Syn: air raid shelter, bombproof …
28Anderson shelter — /andˈər sən shelˈtər/ noun A small air raid shelter consisting of an arch of corrugated iron, built partially underground, used in Britain during World War II (also Andˈerson) ORIGIN: Sir John Anderson, Home Secretary 1939–40 * * * Anderson… …
29fallout shelter — Synonyms and related words: A blast, A bomb shelter, H blast, Mach front, abri, air raid shelter, airborne radioactivity, atom blast, blast wave, bomb shelter, bombproof, bunker, cave, concealment, cover, covert, coverture, cyclone cellar, dugout …
30Out of the Shelter —   1st edition …
