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shatterproof

[ shat-er-proof ]
/ ˈʃæt ərˌpruf /
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adjective
designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
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Origin of shatterproof

First recorded in 1935–40; shatter + -proof

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British Dictionary definitions for shatterproof

shatterproof
/ (ˈʃætəˌpruːf) /

adjective
designed to resist shattering
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