"bombproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bombproof [comparative], most bombproof [superlative]
Etymology: bomb + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bomb|proof}} 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. Synonyms: shellproof 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

Noun

Forms: bombproofs [plural]
Etymology: bomb + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bomb|proof}} 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
    Sense id: en-bombproof-en-noun-RhJg2MJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 78 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 22 64 14

Verb

Forms: bombproofs [present, singular, third-person], bombproofing [participle, present], bombproofed [participle, past], bombproofed [past]
Etymology: bomb + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bomb|proof}} 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

Inflected forms

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