bomb shelter

noun

a room or area, usually underground, especially reinforced against the effects of bombs, used as a shelter during an air raid.

Origin of bomb shelter

First recorded in 1935–40

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The bomb shelter is still here, now home to a washing machine and a fridge.
The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall | Ciara Nugent | September 30, 2021 | Time
Her younger sister Judy would be up like a shot, bounding down the stairs to the bomb shelter.
The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall | Ciara Nugent | September 30, 2021 | Time
Every night for about a month after he would return in dreams to the moment he emerged in shock from a basement bomb shelter at the primary care facility in the northwest Syrian city of Jarjanaz.
Syrian Medics Lay Out the Devastating Scale of Attacks on Healthcare Facilities Over 10 Years of War | Joseph Hincks | March 3, 2021 | Time
He and his colleagues rushed the infants to a basement bomb shelter.
Syrian Medics Lay Out the Devastating Scale of Attacks on Healthcare Facilities Over 10 Years of War | Joseph Hincks | March 3, 2021 | Time
My old building has no bomb shelter, so we sat under the stairs.
How I Got Used to Gaza Rockets | Miranda Frum | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Then we thought a few rockets a year would be unpleasant but manageable—we have a bona fide bomb shelter off of our kitchen.
Bombs Over Beer-Sheva | Ehud Zion Waldoks | November 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Or make the blighters hide in some bomb shelter where we can't find them!
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney Bowen

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