bombproof
/ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/
bombproof adjective: sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
Adjective
bombproof (comparative more bombproof, superlative most bombproof)
Noun
bombproof (plural bombproofs)
- 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.1915, Edward Lyell Fox, Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany
- At night, when the Federal guns slowed their fire, the men created new traverses and bombproofs.1994, Stephen R. Wise, Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863, page 160
- Synonyms:
- air-raid shelter, bomb shelter
Verb
bombproof (third-person singular simple present bombproofs, present participle bombproofing, simple past and past participle bombproofed)
- To make resistant to bomb blasts.
Synonyms of bombproof
Forms of bombproof
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more bombproof |
| superlative | most bombproof |
| Noun | |
| plural | bombproofs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bombproofs |
| present participle | bombproofing |
| past participle | bombproofed |
| past | bombproofed |
Origin of bombproof
From bomb + -proof.
Questions about bombproof
- What does bombproof mean?
- Bombproof means sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
- What part of speech is bombproof?
- Bombproof can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bombproof?
- Bombproof is pronounced /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/.
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