shellproof

[ shel-proof ]

/ ˈʃɛlˌpruf /

adjective

protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.

Nearby words

shelleyan,
shellfire,
shellfish,
shellfishery,
shellflower,
shellwork,
shelly,
shelta,
shelter,
shelter belt

Origin of shellproof

First recorded in 1860–65; shell + -proof

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Examples from the Web for shellproof

Built by the Germans, no labour had been spared to make it shellproof and comfortable.
With the Ulster Division in France|Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels

British Dictionary definitions for shellproof

shellproof

/ (ˈʃɛlˌpruːf) /

adjective

designed, intended, or able to resist shellfire

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