cyclone cellar
noun
a cellar or other underground place for shelter from cyclones and tornadoes.
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Nearby words
- cyclolysis,
- cyclometer,
- cyclometric,
- cyclonal,
- cyclone,
- cyclone fence,
- cyclone furnace,
- cyclonic,
- cyclonite,
- cyclooctatetraene
Origin of cyclone cellar
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Also called storm cellar.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019