Definition of storm cellar
: a cellar or covered excavation designed for protection from dangerous windstorms (such as tornadoes)
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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.
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First Known Use of storm cellar
circa 1902
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