Synonyms and antonyms of Buildings and rooms used for shelter in American Thesaurus

blockhouse (noun)

a small building used in the past as a shelter during a battle

bomb shelter (noun)

a building or underground room that is designed to protect people from bombs

bunker (noun)

a room or set of rooms with very strong walls, built underground as a shelter against bombs

bunker (noun)

a secret place, often underground, where government or military officials work during a war

fallout shelter (noun)

a building under the ground where people can go if there is a nuclear attack

guardhouse (noun)

a building for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners

humpy (noun)

Australian a small temporary shelter built by an Aboriginal person

hut (noun)

a small simple shelter

lean-to (noun)

a simple outdoor building or shelter that uses the side of another building as one of its walls and has a sloping roof

lean-to (noun)

a simple outdoor shelter that stands alone and has a sloping roof

Nissen hut (noun)

British a Quonset hut

pillbox (noun)

a round shelter from which soldiers fire large guns

Quonset hut (American)

American a small building made of metal, originally used as a shelter during World War I

sentry box (noun)

a narrow shelter with an open front that a sentry stands in

shelter (noun)

a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger