bombproof

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bombproof

  • /ˈbɒm.pɹuːf/

adjective more bombproof · most bombproof

  1. Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. bombproof buildings
  2. figuratively, informal Very sturdy; as if built to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. Steve's steel-frame mountain bike is heavy and slow, but it's bombproof.

Similar: shellproof

noun bombproofs

  1. An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs. As I waded through the mud to go down into the bombproof, it struck me uneasily that our officers glanced at each other.

    Similar: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter

verb bombproofs · bombproofing · bombproofed

  1. transitive To make resistant to bomb blasts.

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Similar: shellproof

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adj sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb

Española prueba de bombas
Deutschbombensicher
Italianoa prova di bomba

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@misc{bombproof_2026,
  title = {bombproof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bombproof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}