bomb shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bomb shelter
First recorded in 1935–40
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Dalit recalls how her eldest son, Uri, turned nine on 7 October 2023 - when they spent the day hiding in their bomb shelter.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Located in the city center, the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater became a makeshift bomb shelter in the immediate days after the invasion, housing up to 1,500 Mariupoltsi pursuing refuge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
In a public bomb shelter two storeys underground, one woman lay sleeping on a bunk bed in the mid-afternoon, while another worked at their laptop.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
On Monday she relocated to the home of a teammate because she said the bomb shelter she had been using was tiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
“I’m now going to go cry,” I said with my voice rising as I headed out the back door to continue digging the bomb shelter.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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