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sheltering-in-place

sheltering-in-place is the present participle and gerund of shelter-in-place.

Meaning of shelter-in-place

Noun

shelter-in-place (uncountable)

  1. (US, frequently attributive) A strategy for avoiding danger, such as gun violence, a hurricane, etc., in which individuals remain inside the building they happen to be in at the time of the danger rather than evacuating and seeking refuge elsewhere.

Questions about sheltering-in-place

What is sheltering-in-place the present participle and gerund of?
Sheltering-in-place is the present participle and gerund of shelter-in-place.

Words near sheltering-in-place in the dictionary

  1. shelterer
  2. shelterers
  3. shelterin
  4. sheltering
  5. sheltering in place
  6. sheltering-in-place
  7. shelteringly
  8. shelterings
  9. shelterins
  10. shelterless
  11. shelterlessness

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