shelter-in-place
adjective
variants
or less commonly shelter in place
: instructing or requiring people to remain in their current location until a danger has passed
The governor has issued a shelter-in-place order.
: of or relating to sheltering in place
shelter-in-place drills
see also shelter in place at shelter entry 2
Examples of shelter-in-place in a Sentence
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The evacuation order was lifted at noon Friday for a large part of the community’s central residential and commercial area, just east of Highway 49, as was the shelter-in-place order for John C. Fremont Hospital and two motels.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The warning was set to last until 3:45 p.m.
Coconino County officials said the shelter-in-place was a precautionary measure issued after a rainfall gauge in the Museum Fire Flood Area registered a significant amount of water.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
Officers are working to reopen roads and clear the scene after issuing a shelter-in-place for a one-block radius in the 1700 block of Curtis Street, according to a 1:22 p.m. X post by the Denver Police Department.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
Listen to this article Thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides were burned during a fire at a nursery in Franklin early Monday that prompted a one-mile shelter-in-place order and sent two firefighters to the hospital, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The warning was set to last until 3:45 p.m.
Coconino County officials said the shelter-in-place was a precautionary measure issued after a rainfall gauge in the Museum Fire Flood Area registered a significant amount of water.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
Officers are working to reopen roads and clear the scene after issuing a shelter-in-place for a one-block radius in the 1700 block of Curtis Street, according to a 1:22 p.m. X post by the Denver Police Department.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
Listen to this article Thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides were burned during a fire at a nursery in Franklin early Monday that prompted a one-mile shelter-in-place order and sent two firefighters to the hospital, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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“Shelter-in-place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelter-in-place. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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