sheltering-in-place

A form of shelter-in-place — 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shelter-in-place
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