bombproof
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of bombproof
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 30, 2021
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 • Dec. 24, 2021
The few surviving documents indicate that Riese was intended to be a bombproof refuge for the Nazi élite.
From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016
By the 1940s, Roosevelt sped through cities in a limo nicknamed the Sunshine Special outfitted with a siren, a bombproof undercarriage and a bulletproof windshield.
From New York Times • May 17, 2013
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 "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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