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Definition of Bomb shelter
1. Noun. A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids.
Definition of Bomb shelter
1. Noun. An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bomb Shelter
Literary usage of Bomb shelter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II by General Henry H. Arnold, John W. Huston (2001)
"bomb shelter in cellar; beds, couches, chairs for those who may not be ...
Refused invitation to sleep in bomb shelter; went to bed and slept like a rock. ..."
2. Unholy Alliance: Priests, Rabbis and Conspirators Within the Temple of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"In other words--arrange now for a place of retreat so that plans and supplies
are suitable to include YOU. A NUCLEAR bomb shelter Sorry--but you are already ..."
3. Decisive Force: Strategic Bombing in the Gulf War by Richard G. Davis (1998)
"Intelligence would not confirm any designation for these structures beyond that
of civilian bomb shelter. Therefore, the air planners, in accordance with US ..."
4. Norway by Martin Gostelow (2002)
"... a cavern tunnelled out of the mountain for use as a bomb shelter; a multi-media
show tells of the more than 300 air raids the town suffered. ..."
5. Musket and Sword: Or, The Camp, March, and Firing Line in the Army of the by Edwin Clark Bennett (1900)
"No ordinary bomb shelter would protect its occupants. The only recourse against
a bomb of this size was to watch its flight and give it speedy possession of ..."
6. Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America: Hearing Before the edited by Bill McCollum (2001)
"... and, indeed, he grew it in an old bomb shelter in his basement, and kept his
children from knowing what he was doing so that they wouldn't be confused ..."
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