shelter-in-place

See also: shelter in place

English

Noun

shelter-in-place (uncountable)

1. (US, frequently attributive) 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.

Verb

shelter-in-place (third-person singular simple present shelters-in-place, present participle sheltering-in-place, simple past and past participle sheltered-in-place)

1. Alternative form of shelter in place