underground shelter

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandshelter

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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shelter
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈʃel.tər/us
/ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandshelterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The transmitter was designed for enclosure in anundergroundshelter.
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It was apparently recorded in anundergroundshelter.
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It was found necessary by our borough council to obtain a deepundergroundshelterfor a report headquarters.
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If she is permanently injured, she will get far less than a man in anundergroundshelter.
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We can definitely put anundergroundshelterbelow a house if we want to, but it should be done now.
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As to theundergroundshelter, it is not really a question of whether people ought or ought not to go underground.
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We could make anundergroundshelterstraight from the highway, which could shelter 5,000 people, and it would run from the centre of the town.
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Without thatundergroundshelterit is certain that the work of the first-aid posts could not be carried on with any degree of efficiency.
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We were told that we could make theundergroundshelterin the grounds of the institute and plans for it were prepared.
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All that is, but two who were protected in anundergroundshelter.
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In theirundergroundshelter, the family tries to cancel the order via the extraterrestrial website.
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It is clear that if you construct a deepundergroundshelterunder some of these places you will have a number of elaborate things to do on the premises.
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Clause 8 confers the same power on a local authority to make anundergroundshelter, but for some reason or other leaves out words as to the payment of compensation.
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How would they protect themselves from the locals, who, seeing the massiveundergroundshelterwhere people had purchased places for themselves, would undoubtedly try to get in with their families?
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In addition, we had provided surface shelter andundergroundshelterin reinforced basements and trenches for something like 20,000 people who might be caught in the streets during the day.
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Very often the property is so old that they are just waiting till the lease runs out and the owner will not move to erect any kind ofundergroundshelter.
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This advice was contrary to the recommended plan to go to an interior room, bathtub or closet with no windows if noundergroundshelteris available, such as a basement.
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