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Meaning of "fallout shelter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALLOUT SHELTER

fallout shelter  [ˈfɔːlˌaʊt ˈʃɛltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALLOUT SHELTER

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Fallout shelter is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FALLOUT SHELTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fallout shelter

Fallout shelter

A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War. During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutrons from the explosion, absorbs them, and becomes radioactive. When this material condenses in the rain, it forms dust and light sandy materials that resembles ground pumice. The fallout emits alpha and beta particles, as well as gamma rays. Much of this highly radioactive material then falls to earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, a significant hazard. A fallout shelter is designed to allow its occupants to minimize exposure to harmful fallout until radioactivity has decayed to a safer level. Although many shelters still exist, some even being used as museums, virtually all fallout shelters have been decommissioned since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Definition of fallout shelter in the English dictionary

The definition of fallout shelter in the dictionary is a shelter designed to protect people from nuclear fallout.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALLOUT SHELTER


backvelder
ˈbækˌfɛltə
belter
ˈbɛltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
felter
ˈfɛltə
helter-skelter
ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə
kelter
ˈkɛltə
pelta
ˈpɛltə
Shelta
ˈʃɛltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
skelter
ˈskɛltə
smelter
ˈsmɛltə
spelter
ˈspɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALLOUT SHELTER

fallibilist
fallibility
fallible
fallibleness
fallibly
falling
falling band
falling evil
falling market
falling sickness
falling star
falling-off
falling-out
Fallopian tube
Fallot´s tetralogy
fallout
fallow
fallow deer
fallowness
falls

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALLOUT SHELTER

air filter
air-raid shelter
Anderson shelter
bomb shelter
bus shelter
consulter
coulter
enshelter
filter
halter
homeless shelter
inshelter
melter
night shelter
oil filter
pelter
salter
tax shelter
Walter
water filter

Synonyms and antonyms of fallout shelter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fallout shelter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALLOUT SHELTER

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The translations of fallout shelter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fallout shelter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辐射尘避难所
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refugio de la lluvia
570 millions of speakers

English

fallout shelter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नतीजा आश्रय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ملجأ للطوارئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ядерное убежище
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrigo nuclear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপর্যয় আশ্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abri antiatomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat perlindungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atombunker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

核シェルター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낙진 대피소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papan perlindungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi phóng xạ nơi trú ẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீழ்ச்சி அடைக்கலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉलआउट आश्रय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sığınma evi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallout shelter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ядерне притулок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fallout adăpost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νέφος καταφύγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neerslag skuiling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fallout shelter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedfall ly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fallout shelter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALLOUT SHELTER»

The term «fallout shelter» is regularly used and occupies the 72.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALLOUT SHELTER»

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One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture
Tracing the ways in which the fallout shelter became an icon of popular culture, Kenneth D. Rose also investigates the troubling issues the shelters raised: Would a post-war world even be worth living in?
Kenneth D. Rose, 2004
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Fallout Shelter: Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War
Tracing the partnership between architects and American civil defense officials during the Cold War.
David Monteyne, 2011
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3-bedroom rural dwelling: brick veneer
Steps from the storage room lead to a storm and fallout shelter beneath the master bedroom. University of Arkansas housing specialists designed this house for maximum convenience to family living. The traffic lanes are direct and require  ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1967
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Fallout shelter in industrial and commercial buildings
This report concentrates on the use of architectural design to incorporate radiation shielding principles and fallout shelter space into recently designed and built industrial and commercial structures.
United States. Office of Civil Defense, 1967
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Popular Science
What's the difference betiveen a bomb shelter and a fallout shelter? Bomb shelters— World War II style- protect you against the explosion blast and falling debris. Fallout shelters shield you against deadly atomic rays. Some shelters — for ...
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LIFE
We have begun, and will be continuing throughout the next year and a half, a survey of all public buildings with fallout shelter potential, and the marking of those with adequate shelter for 50 persons or more. We are providing fallout shelter in ...
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Handbook of Instructions for Posting Fallout Shelter Signs
This handbook provides instructions for the posting and display of civil defense fallout shelter signage.
United States. Office of Civil Defense, 1964
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Schools built with fallout shelter
The schools included in this booklet illustrate what is now being accomplished by various communities to help overcome the deficit of shelter spaces.
United States. Office of Civil Defense, 1966
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National Fallout Shelter Design Competition-community Center ...
The award winning designs presented in this booklet represent another major contribution by the design professions, through the medium of an architectural competition, toward fuller development of the national defense resource obtainable by ...
American Institute of Architects, 1967
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When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, ...
good fortune to have access to a true fallout shelter with adequate food, water, its own independent power source, and HEPA-type air filtration, your safest course of action is to stay put for two weeks, at which point the gamma radiation will ...
Matthew Stein, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALLOUT SHELTER»

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Fallout Shelter Android release date: game app likely to come to …
Fallout Shelter, a new game from Bethesda Softworks, has only been out for less than a month but it has already hooked players. A week after ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
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Top 6 Free iOS, Android Games Released in June 2015
Released for: Android, iOS – What's it about: Announced and released at the same time at this year's E3, Fallout Shelter basically tests your ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
3
Technobubble Wrap: Strange huddled men, Fallout Shelter, Dr …
The Technobubble Wrap is a bite-sized roundup of reporter Jason Hidalgo's game and gadget reviews from the last week. Follow him on ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
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Fallout Shelter Android release date: mobile game could be out on …
Fans of the Bethesda mobile game "Fallout Shelter" on Android do not have to wait long for the game to be available to their devices, if a ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
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Fallout Shelter's Fallout: 'Bunker Sim' Developers Express Dislike for …
Fallout Shelter has been the standout, free-to-play game of this year. Currently exclusive to iOS, Bethesda's new vault simulator has soared to ... «Viral Global News, Jul 15»
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I Wish 'Fallout Shelter' Leaned More on the Social Experiments That …
I've been playing Bethesda's Fallout Shelter [Free] since its release the Sunday before E3 and after starting over a couple times finally have a ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 15»
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'Fallout Shelter' tips, tricks, cheats: Priming Dwellers is the key
"Fallout Shelter" is fun but it tends to be quite challenging at times. Thankfully, there is a set of tips and tricks players can exploit to get around ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
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Fallout Shelter Android Game: Bethesda Says Release Date Is …
Unless things go horribly wrong, Fallout Shelter will arrive on Android next month. The specifics are coming soon, says Bethesda's vp. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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Celebrate July 4 in Fallout Shelter with Discounts on Vault-Tec …
If you've been living in a vault for the last few weeks, then you probably don't know about Fallout Shelter. But for the rest of you who are into ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
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Fallout Shelter Tips & Tricks: Exploit These End Game Strategies For …
On the last half of Fallout Shelter and looking for end game tips, tricks and strategies to move you forward? We've got a number of tips for you to ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Jul 15»

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