SHELTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of shelter in English

(Definition of shelter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of shelter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of shelter from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of shelter

shelter
It provided a windbreak for crops, and shelter for animals, as well as protecting against the cattle of others.
Doing so may have removed a real increase in such events as participants aged into more responsible roles and less familial sheltering from stress.
Anti-predator defence mechanisms may have evolved during the process that enabled these tadpole species to occupy large permanent streams, which often shelter predatory fishes.
In his prime a man is legally responsible for providing his minor children with food, shelter, and clothing.
Basic needs are requirements for physical survival as a biological human being, like water, food, shelter and safety.
During those years, military hierarchy remained strong, as it was consciously sheltered from government.
First, houses in non-modern societies are more than physical structures for shelter.
Many of those who remained sought permanent shelter in the air raid bunkers.
Older people do not want to be made to move to a poky sheltered housing unit with neighbours they did not choose.
This level of protection or shelter under diplomatic immunity did not exist for the majority of the individuals escaping from repression.
He wrote therefore that he "never knew the shelter of a roof between four or five o'clock in the morning till seven in the evening".
The cylinders were kept outside, beneath a shelter.
Once the initial practical difficulties had been ironed out, there were decent facilities for medical care, education, and religion as well as food and shelter.
Elements such as roofs, gables and windows are likely to be dictated by the structure's primary function - providing shelter and light to the building's occupants.
This procedure was performed in the shelters, respecting currently accepted animal welfare rules.
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Collocations with shelter

shelter

These are words often used in combination with shelter.

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adequate shelter
Tens of thousands remain without adequate shelter.
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evacuation shelter
More than 50 families involved in the storm-induced destruction were relocated to evacuation shelters.
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overnight shelter
The proposed camp is not a barracks, but would merely provide overnight shelter for up to 100 troops using the ranges.
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Translations of shelter

in Chinese (Traditional)
掩蔽(處), 遮蔽(處), 保護…
in Chinese (Simplified)
掩蔽(处), 遮蔽(处), 保护…
in Spanish
refugio, abrigo, refugiar…
in Portuguese
abrigo, abrigar, abrigar-se…
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आश्रय, निवारा, वाईट हवामान…
(悪天候や危険を避ける)避難所, シェルター, (悪天候や危険からの)保護…
barınak, sığınak, koruma…
abri [masculine], refuge [masculine], asile [masculine]…
refugi, recer, refugiar(-se)…
bescherming, schuilgelegenheid, schuilen…
(வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு கட்டிடம்) மோசமான வானிலை, ஆபத்து அல்லது தாக்குதலில் இருந்து பாதுகாப்பு (கொடுக்க), மோசமான வானிலை…
(खराब मौसम, खतरे या हमले से सुरक्षा हेतु बनाया गया एक भवन) आश्रय, आश्रय लेना…
આશ્રય, ખરાબ હવામાન, ભય અથવા હુમલાથી રક્ષણ માટે બાંધવામાં આવેલી ઇમારત…
ly, læskur, søge ly…
skydd, tak över huvudet, husrum…
perlindungan, tenpat perlindungan, berlindung…
das Obdach, die Schutzhütte, Schutz suchen…
tilflukt [masculine], beskyttelse [masculine], ly [masculine]…
پناہ گاہ, پناہ حاصل کرنا, پناہ لینا…
притулок, захисток, бомбосховище…
кров, убежище, укрытие…
ప్రతికూల వాతావరణం, ప్రమాదం లేదా దాడి నుండి రక్షణ ఇవ్వడానికి రూపొందించబడిన భవనం, చెడు వాతావరణం…
مَلجَأ, مَأوى, يَلْجَأ إلى…
আশ্রয়, আচ্ছাদন, নিজে আশ্রয় নেওয়া বা আশ্রয় দেওয়া…
ochrana, úkryt, útulek…
perlindungan, perhentian, berlindung…
ที่กำบัง, ที่พัก, หลบ…
sự che chở, sự ẩn náu, chỗ xây để che chắn…
schron, schronisko, wiata…
은신처, 피신, 피하다…
rifugio, riparo, riparare…
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