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

She started breeding her Labrador, Lucy, because she is a “super-resilient, bombproof, go-anywhere, do-anything, loves-everybody kind of dog, who will actually just sleep if you’re not doing anything that day.”

From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023

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

So did civilians during air raids—and so, too, did Vichy and Wehrmacht officers, who constructed bombproof bunkers in the maze under the Sixth Arrondissement.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019

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