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Cyclone cellar

Cyclone cellar \Cyclone cellar\ or Cyclone pit \Cyclone pit\ . A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone, or tornado. [Middle U. S.]

Wiktionary
cyclone cellar

n. (context US English) a domestic underground shelter used as protection from severe winds

WordNet
cyclone cellar

n. an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes [syn: storm cellar, tornado cellar]

Usage examples of "cyclone cellar".

When the female laughs the male had better scoot to the cyclone cellar.

About 20 years ago, my Texas kin huddled in a cyclone cellar while the ­.

In a cyclone cellar near the house they found several slabs of bacon hanging, a half barrel of potatoes, and one of carrots and onions Some of the potatoes had begun to sprout.