shelter-in-place

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounshelter-in-place (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablefrequently attributiveA 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.
verbshelter-in-place (third-person singular simple present shelters-in-place, present participle sheltering-in-place, simple past and past participle sheltered-in-place)

present singular third person shelters-in-place · participle present sheltering-in-place · participle past sheltered-in-place · past sheltered-in-place

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shelter in place.
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shelter-in-place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelter-in-place

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“shelter-in-place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelter-in-place. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelter-in-place,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelter-in-place.

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