shelter
US /ˈʃɛltɚ/
・UK /'ʃeltə(r)/
B1
noun
- Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- Structure that covers or protects things
- State of being protected from danger, bad weather
verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
Examples
a shelter for cattle
The villagers were building temporary shelters.