shellproof

[ shel-proof ]

adjective

1. protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.

shellproof

/ ˈʃɛlˌpruːf /

adjective

1. designed, intended, or able to resist shellfire

Word History and Origins

Origin of shellproof¹

First recorded in 1860–65; shell + -proof

Example Sentences

On the eastern bank, the Israelis are deeply entrenched in shellproof bunkers on the 95-mile Bar-Lev Line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ponderous shellproof bunkers, with antiaircraft, anti-tank and machine guns, have been built near Berlin's Zoo station, in the Friedrichshain workers' district, in the Lichtenberg factory area.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its presiding genius, handsome, abstemious Dr. Harry L. Frevert, lives from one ballistic test to the next, his only concern the race between armor-piercing shells and shellproof armor.

From Time Magazine Archive