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
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On Monday afternoon, SUNY Morrisville announced on its website that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted for all of campus, except for Onondaga and South Hall.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Hours after police lifted a shelter-in-place warning after a gun was fired near Radcliffe Quad at Harvard University, a person of interest was broadcast.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, an explosion at the Martinez Refinery, owned by PBF Energy, injured six workers and caused a shelter-in-place order.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Shenzhen, China’s third most populous city and a major financial hub, was under a shelter-in-place order yesterday, but that has now been lifted.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Hours after police lifted a shelter-in-place warning after a gun was fired near Radcliffe Quad at Harvard University, a person of interest was broadcast.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, an explosion at the Martinez Refinery, owned by PBF Energy, injured six workers and caused a shelter-in-place order.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Shenzhen, China’s third most populous city and a major financial hub, was under a shelter-in-place order yesterday, but that has now been lifted.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shelter-in-place
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“Shelter-in-place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelter-in-place. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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