Nuclear War Terminology

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noun a shelter designed to protect people from radioactive fallout after a nuclear explosion

  • The government built a fallout shelter to protect citizens in case of a nuclear attack.
  • We should probably stock up on supplies for the fallout shelter, just in case.
  • Let's chill in the fallout shelter until the storm passes.
  • She retreated to her own mental fallout shelter to cope with the emotional aftermath of the breakup.