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FALLOUT SHELTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fallout shelter mean?
• FALLOUT SHELTER (noun)
The noun FALLOUT SHELTER has 1 sense:
1. a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
Familiarity information: FALLOUT SHELTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fallout shelter" is a kind of...):
shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
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