air-raid shelter
Underground wartime hideout
An air-raid shelter is a structure designed to protect people from aerial bombing attacks.
These range from purpose-built bunkers to reinforced basements, subway tunnels, or backyard shelters.
The term evokes World War II, when civilians routinely sought refuge during enemy bombardments: The siren sent everyone running to the air-raid shelter.
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- concreteSolid building mixture
- basementSubterranean building level
- cellarUnderground storage room
- reinforcedMade more resistant
underground · corrugated · steel · sandbags · blast door · ventilation · entrance · hatch
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- blackoutComplete power loss
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
incendiary · civil defense · home front · barrage balloon · all-clear · bombing · shrapnel · antiaircraft
Protecting from harm
- coverProtect by overlaying
- defenseProtection against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
refuge · armor · fortification · overhead · fallout · debris · structural · reinforced
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
reinforced · underground · corrugated · steel · sandbags · blast door · ventilation · entrance · hatch · tunnel
blitz
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- blackoutComplete power loss
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
Luftwaffe · incendiary · civil defense · home front · barrage balloon · all-clear · bombing · shrapnel · antiaircraft · searchlight
shielding
Protecting from harm
haven · refuge · armor · fortification · overhead · fallout · debris · structural · reinforced · safeguard
evacuation
Removal from danger
alarm · warning · drill · escape · rescue · precaution · readiness · assembly point · gas mask · first aid
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
waiting · darkness · dampness · cold · community · neighbors · children · sleeping · boredom · radio
air-raid shelteropen ground
open air · kill zone · no man's land · aboveground · danger zone
air-raid shelterstrategic target
Predetermined valuable aim
munitions factory · airfield · military installation · bomber · industrial complex
raid, shelter, airs, airless, airing, aired, raider, raiders, raids