cyclone cellar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cyclone cellar
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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They found uncivic his Tornado, showing Kansans scuttling into a cyclone cellar as a giant cornucopia of wind marches across the darkened prairie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Putting his family safely away into a cyclone cellar he stood at the cellar door, watched.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only the shelter of cyclone cellar, sequestered patches of corn, the willows along the distant river, would give them the respite from the terror of this outreaching hand necessary to a full, free breath.
From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
And then, one day, Pa Rearick blew in for another visit and caught his son playing a mandolin in our lounging room—far, far from the nearest cyclone cellar.
From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George
A cyclone cellar served as a storeroom for the sacked corn.
From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy
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