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refuge
[ ref-yooj ]
noun
- shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.:
to take refuge from a storm.
- a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
Synonyms: stronghold, haven, sanctuary, retreat, asylum
- 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
/ ˈrɛfjuːdʒ /
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
- archaic.to take refuge or give refuge to
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of refuge1
Example Sentences
C Strip malls and other nonresidential land can be converted to open spaces such as tennis and basketball courts that slow a fire’s spread and provide emergency refuge.
She’s desperate to find a refuge for herself, “a cleft in the rock of the world” that she could hide in, as she tells him after her secrets have been exposed.
“He made that happen for me. It was my refuge, my place.”
The BBC has spoken to several people from Brisbane's homeless community, who have taken refuge at Emmanuel City Mission, which has become a round-the-clock shelter.
In southern Brisbane, a popular city in Queensland, some from the homeless community have taken refuge at Emmanuel City Mission, filling the floor on rows of inflatable air mattresses.
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