bombproof

American  

[bom-proof] / ˈbɒmˌpruf /

adjective

1. strong enough to resist the impact and explosive force of bombs or shells.

   a bombproof shelter.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make bombproof.

Etymology

Origin of bombproof

First recorded in 1695–1705; bomb + -proof

Example Sentences

In their bombproof control bunker—protection against the very real possibility that the rocket would explode and land on them—Sergei Korolev and his team sat at consoles watching screens and gauges.

From Literature

“People need to be more aware of the military’s airstrikes and build bombproof shelters.”

From Seattle Times

To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.

From New York Times

Many are made in bombproof facilities since the propellants, such as butane and propane, are derived from petroleum and are prone to explode.

From Seattle Times

The early bombproof plastic phones simply wouldn’t break, and I kept a firm enough grip on modern glass handsets that I rarely worried about it.

From The Verge