place+of+shelter

  • 81women's shelter — noun count AMERICAN a place where women can go with their children in order to escape from a violent husband or partner …

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  • 82Fort Apache (hostile place) — Fort Apache is, metaphorically, a building, complex, or defensive site providing shelter from hostile action in the form of crime (in police drama) or native insurrection or enemy attack (in John Ford movies). [cite web url=… …

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  • 83International Year of Shelter for the Homeless Trust — Homeless International Homeless International est une ONG britannique spécialisée dans le soutien aux initiatives locales dans une douzaine de pays visant à l amélioration des bidonvilles. Basée à Coventry, elle est dirigée par un conseil d… …

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  • 84fish shelter — an artificial structure made from twigs, brush, branches, concrete blocks, etc. as a refuge or hiding place for fish at which they are also easily caught …

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  • 85fish-shelter — an artificial structure made from twigs, brush, branches, concrete blocks, etc. as a refuge or hiding place for fish at which they are also easily caught …

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  • 86air-raid shelter — /ˈɛə reɪd ʃɛltə/ (say air rayd sheltuh) noun a security area or place used as a refuge during an air raid …

  • 87hiding-place — n hideaway, hideout, lair, den, hole, hide, nest, cache, cover, shelter, refuge, haven, sanctuary, retreat, cloister …

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  • 88Hithe — Place of shelter for boats; a mooring or landing place on a river; hence its use in placenames, e.g. Hythe and Smallhythe …

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  • 89harborage — noun (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) • Syn: ↑harbourage • Derivationally related forms: ↑harbour (for: ↑harbourage), ↑harbor • Topics …

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  • 90har´bor|less — har|bor «HAHR buhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. an area of deep water protected from wind and currents, forming a place of shelter for ships. A harbor may have loading and unloading facilities for passengers and cargo. »Great ocean liners dock in the… …

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