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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Qualifier: frequently attributive
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verb
Alternative form of shelter in place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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