storm cellar
noun[C]
uk/ˈstɔːm ˌsel.ər/us/ˈstɔːrm ˌsel.ɚ/aroomunder thegroundaway from ahouseor otherbuilding, wherepeoplecan go to beprotectedin theeventofsevereweather:
防风地下室，避风窖In theMidwest,peoplehavestormcellarsandchildrendotornadodrillsinschool.在中西部地区，人们有防风地下室，孩子们在学校进行龙卷风演习。
I've neverpersonallyhad to takerefugein astormcellar.我个人从来没有躲进过避风窖。
See also
storm shelter
- Thehotelwas the only one thatofferedthecomfortandsecurityof astormcellar.
- I'm going to have my ownstormcellarbuilt.
- At least we don’t have Auntie Emcallingfor us toheadinto thestormcellarwith everypassingthunderstorm.
Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- defensive architecture
- drawbridge
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fortress
- foxhole
- Martello tower
- moat
- moated
- rampart
- redoubt
- stockade
- stronghold
- turret
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Parts of buildings: rooms