"shelter-in-place" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shelter-in-place (uncountable)
  1. (US, frequently attributive) A strategy for avoiding danger, such as gun violence, a hurricane, etc., in which individuals remain inside the building they happen to be in at the time of the danger rather than evacuating and seeking refuge elsewhere. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shelter-in-place-en-noun-88Tnt5PG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Verb

Forms: shelters-in-place [present, singular, third-person], sheltering-in-place [participle, present], sheltered-in-place [participle, past], sheltered-in-place [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shelter<>-in-place}} shelter-in-place (third-person singular simple present shelters-in-place, present participle sheltering-in-place, simple past and past participle sheltered-in-place)
  1. Alternative form of shelter in place Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shelter in place
    Sense id: en-shelter-in-place-en-verb-tlRGeEG6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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