shelter

noun
shel·ter
/ˈʃɛltə/

Somewhere one can find protection.

Other meanings

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.

Kinds of shelter

fallout shelter
haven
hut
refuge
storm cellar
tent
dug-out

Related words

enshelter
inshelter
shelterable
shelterage
shelterbelt
sheltercraft
shelteree
shelterer
shelterin
shelterless
sheltermate
sheltersome

Example sentences

“I rescued a kitten from a shelter.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“His calm is a shelter from the storm.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The octopus was using a discarded scallop shell as shelter.”
Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sċildtruma".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shelter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.