bombproof

American  

[bom-proof] / ˈbɒmˌpruf /

adjective

1. strong enough to resist the impact and explosive force of bombs or shells.

   a bombproof shelter.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make bombproof.

Etymology

Origin of bombproof

First recorded in 1695–1705; bomb + -proof

Example Sentences

To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022

The early bombproof plastic phones simply wouldn’t break, and I kept a firm enough grip on modern glass handsets that I rarely worried about it.

From The Verge • Dec. 24, 2021

It is 380 feet of floating luxury, with nine decks, space for 18 guests, a crew of 50 and — just in case — a missile detection system and bombproof doors.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2021

The few surviving documents indicate that Riese was intended to be a bombproof refuge for the Nazi élite.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

In their bombproof control bunker—protection against the very real possibility that the rocket would explode and land on them—Sergei Korolev and his team sat at consoles watching screens and gauges.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin