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air-raid shelter
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noun
an indoor or other protected area specifically designated as a shelter during an air raid.
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Origin of air-raid shelter
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby air-raid shelter
air pump, Air Quality Index, air quotes, air rage, air raid, air-raid shelter, air-raid warden, air rifle, air right, air root, air route
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How to use air-raid shelter in a sentence
Among them was the neighbor who had insisted that the air raid shelter be searched for survivors.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive|Clive Irving|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEASTEvery time there was an air raid they strapped him on a plank and carried him down to the air raid shelter.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson