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shellproof - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective Designed or constructed to withstand shellfire.
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective Resistant to shelling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells
Etymologies
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shell + -proof
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We have to question the judgement of UN officials who allowed children onto a site which wasn't even shellproof , and then failed to stop Hamas from launching mortars from the school grounds.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
We have to question the judgement of UN officials who allowed children onto a site which wasn't even shellproof , and then failed to stop Hamas from launching mortars from the school grounds.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
A shellproof flat roof, of perforated plate iron, placed on forged beams, inserted six inches down the cylinder, covers the top.
The American Iron-Clad Vessels 1862
We have to question the judgement of UN officials who allowed children onto a site which wasn't even shellproof , and then failed to stop Hamas from launching mortars from the school grounds.
Spectator Live 2009
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