Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safe room

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: safe -room
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.

Example Sentences

"In the early 1990s, after Israel came under attack by Scud missiles from Iraq, all newly built homes were required to be constructed with a safe room made from reinforced concrete."

Inflected Forms

safe rooms (plural) saferoom (alternative)

Synonyms

panic room

Questions

What does safe room mean?: A fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.

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