ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bombproof

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Bombproof is an adjective meaning Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (informal, figurative) Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
  2. An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
  3. (transitive) To make resistant to bomb blasts.

Example Sentences

bombproof buildings
Steve's steel-frame mountain bike is heavy and slow, but it's bombproof.
At night, when the Federal guns slowed their fire, the men created new traverses and bombproofs.
As I waded through the mud to go down into the bombproof, it struck me uneasily that our officers glanced at each other.

Word Forms

Synonyms for bombproof

Depending on context, synonyms include shellproof, invulnerable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shellproof, invulnerable, blastproof, bulletproof, weaponproof, shotproof.

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