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1. | Shelter or protection from danger or distress. | |||||||
2. | That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy. | |||||||
3. | An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
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v. t. | 1. | To shelter; to protect. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: safety |
2. | refuge - something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" | |
3. | refuge - a shelter from danger or hardship | |
4. | refuge - act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" |