nuclear bunker
Atomic bomb refuge
A nuclear bunker is a fortified underground shelter designed to protect occupants from nuclear attack—specifically from the blast, radiation, and fallout.
During the Cold War, governments built elaborate bunkers for leadership continuity, while civilians constructed backyard versions of varying effectiveness.
The president would be evacuated to a nuclear bunker in the event of an attack.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for any heavily protected refuge.
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- shelterProtected place or structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- blastSudden forceful burst
- blast doorExplosion-resistant entry barrier
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- secure placesprison, jail, vault, bank vault, fortress
- sheltersshelter, tent, hut, igloo, burrow
- underground spacesbasement, cellar, cave, cavern, tunnel
- secret lairslair, hideout, underground base, hidden chamber, fortress
- bunkersbomb shelter, fallout shelter, fallout shelters, air raid shelter, blast shelter
- Cold War SitesBerlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Iron Curtain, Brandenburg Gate, Kremlin
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Unenclosed outdoor space
ground zero · blast zone · outdoor amphitheater · rooftop · no man's land
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Very tall urban building
observation tower · penthouse · rooftop · high-rise · watchtower
nuclear bunkerstorm cellar
Subterranean severe weather refuge
tornado shelter · hurricane shelter · fire escape · lifeboat
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