Definition of Shellproof. Meaning of Shellproof. Synonyms of Shellproof

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Definition of Shellproof

Shellproof
Shellproof Shell"proof`, a. Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.

Meaning of Shellproof from wikipedia

- had a cir****ference of 28 mi (45 km). The outer forts had 79 guns in s****proof turrets and more than 200 light guns and machine-guns to protect the ditches...
- built to the bulletproof standard of 12 inches (30 cm) thick, although s****proof versions with walls around 40 inches (1.0 m) thick were also built such...
- The artillery had been dug in by single pieces...They were installed in s****proof dugouts, and fire point-blank from portholes... This way of using artillery...
- now obscured by bushes. Again a grade II listed building. One type 22 s****proof pillbox at the edge of large open field, about 50 metres north of the...
- five pillboxes and all the house cellars, which had been converted into s****proof dugouts. Two machine-gun posts on the edge of the village were rushed...
- used it as barracks. For this purpose, the Austrians erected 1861 the s****proof Citadel Barracks; the small side building was used as casino and kitchen...
- to fire beneath it. Inside the pā were trenches, covered walkways and s****proof underground shelters roofed with strong timbers, packed earth and galvanised...