storm cellar
noun
: a cellar or covered excavation designed for protection from dangerous windstorms (such as tornadoes)
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For optimal protection, choose basements, storm cellars and inner rooms away from doors, windows and outer walls.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
On a cool July morning, one of the dungeon’s black storm cellar doors was propped open for the first time during several days of visits.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
Scarboro said some of the rescues included at least one person in a wheelchair who needed help because of debris and older couples who were trapped in storm cellars by debris.
—CBS News, 14 June 2018
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
On a cool July morning, one of the dungeon’s black storm cellar doors was propped open for the first time during several days of visits.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
Scarboro said some of the rescues included at least one person in a wheelchair who needed help because of debris and older couples who were trapped in storm cellars by debris.
—CBS News, 14 June 2018
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“Storm cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20cellar. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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