blast shelter
Explosion-proof refuge
A blast shelter is a reinforced structure designed to protect occupants from the effects of explosions, particularly nuclear blasts.
Unlike fallout shelters, which primarily shield against radiation, blast shelters are built to withstand the intense pressure waves and heat from a detonation: The Cold War prompted construction of blast shelters beneath government buildings.
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- survival bunkerReinforced underground refuge
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- fallout zoneRegion receiving scattered radioactive debris
- nuclearOf atomic energy
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- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- shelterstent, hut, igloo, burrow, cave
- bunkersbunkers, underground bunker, underground bunkers, nuclear bunker, concrete bunker
- military structuresfort, bunker, foxhole, trench, pillbox
- Military Airfieldsairfield, runway, runways, hangar, hangars
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, air force base, headquarters
blast shelterground zero
Explosion's central impact point
blast zone · kill zone · impact zone · danger zone · hot zone
blast shelterbomb
Explosive device or disaster
explosive device · weapon · missile silo · munitions depot · armory
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