refuge
/ˈɹɛfjuːdʒ/ · noun
Meaning
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A refuge island.
- To return to a place of shelter.
- To shelter; to protect.
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