Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anderson shelter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-der-son- shel-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.

Example Sentences

"The now familiar Anderson air-raid shelter, officially described as "the galvanised corrugated steel shelter," was manufactured in sections by numbers of firms in different parts of the country."

Etymology

Named after Sir John Anderson, who initiated the development of the shelter.

Inflected Forms

Anderson shelters (plural)

Questions

What does anderson shelter mean?: An air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.
Where does anderson shelter come from?: Named after Sir John Anderson, who initiated the development of the shelter.

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