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Anderson shelter

Anderson shelter noun: an air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.

Noun

Anderson shelter (plural Anderson shelters)

  1. An air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.
    • The now familiar Anderson air-raid shelter, officially described as "the galvanised corrugated steel shelter," was manufactured in sections by numbers of firms in different parts of the country.1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 313

Forms of Anderson shelter

pluralAnderson shelters

Origin of Anderson shelter

Named after Sir John Anderson, who initiated the development of the shelter.

Questions about Anderson shelter

What does Anderson shelter mean?
Anderson shelter means an air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.
What part of speech is Anderson shelter?
Anderson shelter is a noun.
What is the plural of Anderson shelter?
The plural of Anderson shelter is Anderson shelters.

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