Morrison table

noun

An indoor air-raid shelter in the form of a heavy steel table that people could shelter beneath, also generally usable as furniture.

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Meanings

nounMorrison table (plural Morrison tables)

plural Morrison tables

  1. historicalAn indoor air-raid shelter in the form of a heavy steel table that people could shelter beneath, also generally usable as furniture.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
morrison shelter

Origin

Named after Herbert Morrison, then British home secretary.

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APA

Morrison table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison%20table

MLA

“Morrison table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morrison table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison%20table.

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