bombproof
adjective
bomb·proof
ˈbäm-ˌprüf 
1
: safe from the force of bombs
2
: extremely sturdy or durable
a bombproof parka
a bombproof horse
Examples of bombproof in a Sentence
the manufacturer's bombproof powerboats can take a lot of punishment
Recent Examples on the Web
The single-wall, top-grade stainless-steel cup is dishwasher safe and certainly feels bombproof.
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2014
The suit looks bombproof, with design details such as integrated rubber boots (rather than just neoprene), removable gloves, and an inflatable pillow for in-water neck support.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2015
To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2020
An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015
The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof—I’ve never had any durability issues.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 3 July 2014
And when bad weather rolled in, the Kingdom was practically bombproof.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2014
The suit looks bombproof, with design details such as integrated rubber boots (rather than just neoprene), removable gloves, and an inflatable pillow for in-water neck support.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2015
To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2020
An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015
The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof—I’ve never had any durability issues.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 3 July 2014
And when bad weather rolled in, the Kingdom was practically bombproof.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
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First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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bombproof
adjective
bomb·proof
ˈbäm-ˈprüf
: safe against the explosive force of bombs
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