shellproof

American

[shel-proof] / ˈʃɛlˌpruf /

adjective

protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.

shellproof British

/ ˈʃɛlˌpruːf /

adjective

designed, intended, or able to resist shellfire

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Etymology

Origin of shellproof

First recorded in 1860–65; shell + -proof

Example Sentences

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On the eastern bank, the Israelis are deeply entrenched in shellproof bunkers on the 95-mile Bar-Lev Line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ponderous shellproof bunkers, with antiaircraft, anti-tank and machine guns, have been built near Berlin's Zoo station, in the Friedrichshain workers' district, in the Lichtenberg factory area.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its presiding genius, handsome, abstemious Dr. Harry L. Frevert, lives from one ballistic test to the next, his only concern the race between armor-piercing shells and shellproof armor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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