bomb shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bomb shelter
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The Wende Museum in Culver City opened its doors in 2017 inside a former 1949 atomic bomb shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
The community across the street from the Dimona strike has relocated some of its elderly to a large bomb shelter in a school, where they plan to stay until the end of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 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
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
Together they walked through puddles toward a concrete bomb shelter.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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