safe room

noun

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.

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.2021 May 14, Isabel Kershner, “Gaza Rocket Finds a Rare Gap in Israeli Armor, and a Boy Is Killed”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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