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noun
A luxury underground bunker; an underground house designed for habitation during a nuclear fallout or other catastrophic event; a luxurious (and often large, homely) fallout shelter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fallout shelter
History
Blend of atomic + habitat. Coined around November 1961 by American architect Jay Swayze, originally as the name of his underground bunker and home in Plainview, Texas, which completed construction in 1962.
