Shelter
Meanings and phrases
shelter
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- the condition of being protected; protection
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings; tax shelter
shelter
- provide shelter for
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
air-raid shelter
- a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids; bomb shelter; bombproof
n.
- a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids; air-raid shelter; bombproof
- He also made frequent trips back and forth from the hotel's bomb shelter.
- In the 1960s, a bomb shelter was constructed to protect guests during American air raids.
- Most recently, the caves functioned as a bomb shelter, holding 3,000 people for 8 days in 1944.
n.
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); tent
n.
- upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below; weather deck
n.
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings; shelter
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- The druid leads them to a hamlet where they take shelter in a cottage.
- Edes sent "Arabella" to Macao to take shelter under the Portuguese guns.
- This warning required schools to close and advised people to take shelter indoors.
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- It is estimated that about 2,000 people took shelter nationwide.
- When the storm became too much, the two took shelter at Crimson Lights.
- Across the island group, about 2,000 people took shelter, some in caves.
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- Keb provided food and shelter to victims of the storm.
- He first arrived in Torrejón de Ardoz for food and shelter.
- Natural and necessary desires include the desires for food and shelter.
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- It begins to rain and they seek shelter.
- Many people had to seek shelter on higher ground and many people were marooned.
- As the storm approached, residents of low-lying areas were advised to seek shelter.
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- A work lieutenant tortured those at the homeless shelter.
- "The Reverend" Shepherd, who runs the local homeless shelter.
- The leftover food is often donated to a local homeless shelter.
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- Lower shrubs provide shelter for small mammals.
- During the Munich crisis, local authorities dug trenches to provide shelter.
- During this time he and his brother continued to provide shelter and aid to certain Cathars.
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- During World War II the tunnel served as air raid shelter.
- The tunnels were used as an air raid shelter during World War II.
- During the Second World War, the tunnel was used as an air raid shelter.
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- Leto sought shelter in many lands, only to be rejected by them.
- At the fall of Troy, Cassandra sought shelter in the temple of Athena.
- The people now lived in the ruins or sought shelter in the outlying villages.
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- During World War II the tunnel served as air raid shelter.
- The tunnels were used as an air raid shelter during World War II.
- During the Second World War, the tunnel was used as an air raid shelter.
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- The paintings represented on rock shelter are divided into five panels.
- Occupation of the Warratyi rock shelter dates back approximately 49,000 years.
- Nearby is a four-stone circle and, at Cratcliffe Tor, a rock shelter known as the Hermit's Cave.
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- The cave provided shelter and maintained a constant temperature.
- A canopy covered the entire platform, and eight windbreaks also provided shelter.
- But when the Caldwell organization faltered, it provided shelter to the Chaminade group.
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- She helped run the animal shelter and was part of raids related to cruelty to animals.
- The animal shelter gave Meow a strict high-protein diet intended to make the cat lose weight.
- However, Meow died of lung failure two weeks after entering the animal shelter, on May 5, 2012.
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- The station once had a waiting shelter for passengers which took the form of a traditional M.E.R.
- The down platform had a waiting shelter and at the far end of the platform was a raised timber built signal box.
- A goods loop and signal box were added in 1911, this was extended on 8.7.1943 and a short down platform with a concrete waiting shelter was added.
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- A temporary shelter was established for survivors in the Solai Boy's High School.
- After dropping the two-year-old off at a temporary shelter, she was able to return home safely.
- Log houses called “picket” huts, tents, and rough frame structures were constructed as temporary shelter.
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- Brown appears, seeking shelter for the night.
- Many of those seeking shelter in the tunnels were killed.
- Some of the people seeking shelter in the church crypt were killed or injured.
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- A hurricane was brewing, so he continued on, hoping to find shelter on Hispaniola.
- Hoping to find shelter inside, they come face to face with Kidder (Hazeldine), the man who lives there.
- In winter they find shelter in dark shady places such as under compost, timber, hedges and fence palings.
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- An emergency shelter was prepared on the island.
- This hut is intended for emergency shelter overnight and for day use.
- They also had a space to offer emergency shelter to "battered women", as victims of violence were called at the time.
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- The tunnels were used as an air raid shelter during World War II.
- The pregnant one is trying desperately to reach shelter during a snowstorm.
- During the Second World War, the tunnel was used as a shelter during bombardments.
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- There, Bose found shelter with various Pan-Asian groups.
- Alfonso fled to Álava where he found shelter with his maternal relatives.
- Bánáthy's family, along with other officers and their families, found shelter at first in farmhouses, and later in bunkers, caves, and trenches.