"bombproof" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/ Forms: more bombproof [comparative], most bombproof [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bomb|-proof|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "bombe", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bomb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-proof", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bombproof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bombproof"> From bomb + -proof. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bombproof (comparative more bombproof, superlative most bombproof)
  1. Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. Translations (sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb): bomvrij (Dutch), pomminkestävä (Finnish), bombensicher (German), bombabiztos (Hungarian), a prova di bomba (Italian), bombesikker (Norwegian Bokmål), bombesikker (Norwegian Nynorsk), bomboodporny (Polish), a prueba de bombas (Spanish), bombsäker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bombproof-en-adj-~YEHXzoL Disambiguation of 'sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb': 77 23
  2. (informal, figurative) Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-bombproof-en-adj-Df1ns-bZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shellproof

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/ Forms: bombproofs [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bomb|-proof|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "bombe", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bomb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-proof", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bombproof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bombproof"> From bomb + -proof. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bombproof (plural bombproofs)
  1. An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs. Synonyms: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter
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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/ Forms: bombproofs [present, singular, third-person], bombproofing [participle, present], bombproofed [participle, past], bombproofed [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof From bomb + -proof. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bomb|-proof|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb English -proof English bombproof [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "bombe", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bomb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-proof", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bombproof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bombproof"> From bomb + -proof. Head templates: {{en-verb}} bombproof (third-person singular simple present bombproofs, present participle bombproofing, simple past and past participle bombproofed)
  1. (transitive) To make resistant to bomb blasts. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bombproof-en-verb-J3tMffxK Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 21 22 25 32

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