fallout shelter
noun
an area, usually underground, built for protection from a nuclear detonation and from the radioactive dust that would follow.
fallout shelters
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pluralof fallout shelter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Decades ago, Beijing's network of underground fallout shelters were designed to protect the citizens of the Chinese capital from a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023
Congress appropriated $207 million to build and stock public fallout shelters.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
Even farther afield, demand for bunkers and fallout shelters is increasing, penetrating a market broader than just the wealthy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
A Times financial advice columnist in 1961 tackled the question: Are fallout shelters good investments?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Everybody was putting fallout shelters in their backyards, canning tap water, getting ready for the end of time.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
