storm cellar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of storm cellar
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Between calling out names, they described 22 seconds of deafening horror Friday night as they huddled in a storm cellar, and an aftermath that was almost apocalyptic.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2021
On a cool July morning, one of the dungeon’s black storm cellar doors was propped open for the first time during several days of visits.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2019
He develops film in a makeshift darkroom in his storm cellar, though he has to keep an eye out for the occasional copperhead.
From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2017
Bolted down like a storm cellar door 58.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2016
It was exactly what Dad said before they ran for the storm cellar.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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