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Anderson shelter

An·der·son shel·ter (plural An·der·son shel·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. metal arch used as shelter: a small arch of corrugated metal designed to act as a shelter during air raids in World War II

[Mid-20th century. After its designer, David A. Anderson, but popularly associated with British Home Secretary Sir John Anderson]
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