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Bombproof

//ˈbɒm.pɹuːf// adj, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.

    "bombproof buildings"

  2. 2
    Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. figuratively, informal

    "Steve's steel-frame mountain bike is heavy and slow, but it's bombproof."

Adjective
  1. 1
    able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make resistant to bomb blasts. transitive
  2. 2
    make safe against bombings wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bomb + -proof.

Etymology 2

From bomb + -proof.

Etymology 3

From bomb + -proof.

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