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BOMBPROOF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
Synonyms:
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter; bombproof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bombproof" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
Derivation:
bombproof (make safe against bombings)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells
Example:
bombproof shelter
Synonyms:
bombproof; shellproof
Classified under:
Similar:
invulnerable (immune to attack; impregnable)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make safe against bombings
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "bombproof" is one way to...):
proof (make resistant (to harm))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bombproof (a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids)
