bombproof
noun
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L317205 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof.
- Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
“bombproof buildings”
- Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
“Steve's steel-frame mountain bike is heavy and slow, but it's bombproof.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof.
- An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
“As I waded through the mud to go down into the bombproof, it struck me uneasily that our officers glanced at each other.”
“At night, when the Federal guns slowed their fire, the men created new traverses and bombproofs.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof.
- To make resistant to bomb blasts.