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   bomb shelter

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   • 1. an enclosed space or structure designed to protect people from explosive weapons such as bombs or missiles: "escalating violence forced much of the country into bomb shelters"

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   What is a bomb shelter?

   • A bomb shelter is a structure designed to provide protection against the effects of a bomb . Different kinds of bomb shelters are configured to protect against different kinds of attack and strengths of hostile explosives. An air raid shelter is a structure built to protect against bomber planes dropping bombs over a large area.

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   What is a shelter in an air raid?

   • a room or area, usually underground, especially reinforced against the effects of bombs, used as a shelter during an air raid.

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   Do bomb shelters protect us during bombings?

   • This is because flying debris and glass splinters generally make up a large proportion of casualties in bomb explosion incidents. However, the extent to which these shelters can protect us during bombings depends on many other factors, like the area and size of impact.

   Your HDB flat bomb shelter is to protect you from blast fragments

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   What are the different types of bomb shelters?

   • Different kinds of bomb shelters are configured to protect against different kinds of attack and strengths of hostile explosives. An air raid shelter is a structure built to protect against bomber planes dropping bombs over a large area. These were commonly seen during World War II, such as the "Anderson shelters" of the United Kingdom.

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   Finnish civilians enter a bomb shelter in Helsinki as air-raid sirens start, with Soviet bombers inbound during the Winter War. A bomb shelter is a structure designed to provide protection against the effects of a bomb.

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   Bomb shelter definition: a room or area, usually underground, especially reinforced against the effects of bombs, used as a shelter during an air raid.. See examples of BOMB SHELTER used in a sentence.

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   3 days ago · Definitions of bomb shelter. noun. a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids. synonyms: air-raid shelter, bombproof. see more.

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   An enclosed space or structure, typically underground, designed to protect occupants from explosive weapons, esp. bombs dropped by aircraft. Also in later use: a structure of this type designed to protect against radioactive fallout after a nuclear explosion; = fallout shelter n. 1915.

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   A shelter, usually underground, in which people take refuge from bomb attacks.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   bomb shelter - a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids

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   A complete guide to the word "BOMB SHELTER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.