shelter-in-place
adjective
variants
or less commonly shelter in place
: instructing or requiring people to remain in their current location until a danger has passed
The governor has issued a shelter-in-place order.
: of or relating to sheltering in place
shelter-in-place drills
see also shelter in place at shelter entry 2
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a shelter-in-place order for the 9900 block of Burgess Road and the surrounding quarter mile in Black Forest at 10:25 a.m. and urged people to secure their home or business and stay away from doors and windows.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Farzaneh shared a video of herself in the locker room of the sauna area on her TikTok account, just when the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Police responded to the active shooter situation reported around 6:40 p.m. Monday, evacuating the building and issuing a shelter-in-place order for people nearby.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Most of the campus was placed under a shelter-in-place order after the shooting, which was lifted later Friday afternoon.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Farzaneh shared a video of herself in the locker room of the sauna area on her TikTok account, just when the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Police responded to the active shooter situation reported around 6:40 p.m. Monday, evacuating the building and issuing a shelter-in-place order for people nearby.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Most of the campus was placed under a shelter-in-place order after the shooting, which was lifted later Friday afternoon.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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“Shelter-in-place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelter-in-place. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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