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cyclone cellar

noun

  1. a cellar or other underground place for shelter from cyclones and tornadoes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclone cellar1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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Example Sentences

I am successful in keeping apples for family use in bulk in a cyclone cellar dug in the red rock.

Into the cyclone cellar rushed the frightened members of the film company, as well as the farmer's family and helpers.

Be a consistent ass until the last man is out and the umpire crawls into his cyclone cellar.

He called his wife and four children, and they all sought refuge in a cyclone cellar.

It is a good form for a dugout for a root house or cyclone cellar.

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