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
- (informal, figurative) Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
- An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
- (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
- bombproofs
- bombproofing
- bombproofed
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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