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refuge
[ref-yooj]
noun
shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc..
to take refuge from a storm.
Synonyms: ,a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
Synonyms: , , , ,anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to afford refuge to.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.to take refuge.
refuge
/ ˈɛː /
noun
shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger
any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief
accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying
another name for traffic island
verb
archaicto take refuge or give refuge to
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of refuge1
Example Sentences
Blue Creek holds cultural and spiritual significance for the Yurok, and its cold, clear waters provide a refuge for salmon.
He rejected any insinuation that Lyons identified the leisure centre being used as a place where vulnerable people were being given refuge.
Mr Wood said Mr Masum later sent another photograph, depicting the refuge where she was staying, with the words, "I know that you are living in this place."
At first he has no idea where he’s going, but, impulsively pitching his cell phone out the window, he steers his car toward the cabin, where he’ll take permanent refuge.
That would go against what the show sought to be from the start, which is a refuge, however temporary, from the world’s anger and confusion.
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