English Explanatory Dictionary

shelter-in-place

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strategy for avoiding danger, such as gun violence, a hurricane, etc., in which individuals remain inside the building they happen to be in at the time of the danger rather than evacuating and seeking refuge elsewhere.
verb
  1. Alternative form of shelter in place.

Word forms

shelter-in-place shelters-in-place sheltering-in-place sheltered-in-place
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