Etymology

bombproof

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Today it means: Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. Full definition →

English bomb ← French bombe
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  1. Frenchbombe
  2. Englishbomb
  3. English todaybombproof

From bomb + -proof.

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