air-raid shelter

noun

1. an indoor or other protected area specifically designated as a shelter during an air raid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air-raid shelter¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday that city authorities received “more than a thousand” complaints regarding locked, dilapidated or insufficient air-raid shelters within a day of launching an online feedback service.

From Washington Times

Also on Saturday, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said that city authorities have received “more than a thousand” complaints regarding locked, dilapidated or insufficient air-raid shelters within a day of launching an online feedback service.

From Washington Times

Those anxieties have left a mark on Keelung, which has the highest density of air-raid shelters of any city on the highly fortified island.

From New York Times

On one occasion, a bomb landed close to the castle as they sat in the air-raid shelter.

From BBC

Taiwan is preparing its air-raid shelters as rising tension with China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine raise new fears about the possibility of a Chinese attack on the democratic island.

From Reuters