bomb shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bomb shelter
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard's bomb shelter company in Texas hasn't stopped ringing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
On Monday she relocated to the home of a teammate because she said the bomb shelter she had been using was tiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
He then proceeded to gut the architectural gem, with reports at the time suggesting that he wanted to turn the concrete structure into a kind of modernist bomb shelter.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
Nothing could be worse than digging that fake bomb shelter.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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