Meaning of Bombproof | Babel Free
ˈbɒm.pɹuːfDefinitions
An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
Equivalents
العربية
محصّن ضدّ القنابل
Deutsch
bombensicher
Español
a prueba de bombas
Italiano
a prova di bomba
Nederlands
bomvrij
Svenska
bombsäker
Examples
“As I waded through the mud to go down into the bombproof, it struck me uneasily that our officers glanced at each other.”
“At night, when the Federal guns slowed their fire, the men created new traverses and bombproofs.”
“It mounted a 10-inch Columbiad and two 32-pounders on the sea face, with field guns and other 32-pounders elsewhere. In addition to this armament, it contained two bombproofs.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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