bomb shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bomb shelter
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
In a public bomb shelter two storeys underground, one woman lay sleeping on a bunk bed in the mid-afternoon, while another worked at their laptop.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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
He toured Prague’s famous monuments multiple times, including a huge bomb shelter under Folimanka Park that features in his novel, writing in his notebook along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
The bomb shelter subject stuck in my brain.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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