storm cellar

Thân thiện

The family goes down into the storm cellar as the wind howls outside.

Definition

Noun: 1. An underground shelter for protection from storms: A storm cellar is a reinforced underground room or structure designed to provide safe refuge during severe weather events, such as tornadoes or hurricanes, until the danger passes.

Usage

• A storm cellar is a specific type of shelter. It is typically located on private property, often accessed via a hatch or door from outside a home.
• It is used as a place of safety during imminent severe weather.

Examples

• Noun:
  • When the tornado warning sounded, the family rushed to their storm cellar.
  • The old farmhouse had a well-stocked storm cellar built into the hillside.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe any place or strategy that provides protection from a figurative "storm" or crisis.
  • His conservative investment strategy was his financial storm cellar during the market crash.

Variants and Related Words

• Root cellar: An underground storage room for food, which may sometimes double as a storm shelter but is primarily for a different purpose.
• Fallout shelter: An underground shelter designed for protection from radioactive fallout, not specifically storms.
• Safe room: A fortified room, which can be underground or within a building, designed for protection from various threats, including storms.

Synonyms

• Tornado cellar: A near-synonym, specifically emphasizing protection from tornadoes.
• Cyclone cellar: A regional synonym, often used in areas prone to cyclones.
• Underground shelter: A more general term.

Related Phrases

• To take shelter in the storm cellar: The common phrase describing the action of using it.
  • We need to take shelter in the storm cellar now!

Học thuật

Noun

1. an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cyclone cellar
• tornado cellar