Shelter is a safe place where people can stay to be safe from rain, wind, or danger. It is often used when talking about places like buildings or tents.
We found shelter from the rain.
The shelter kept us safe and dry.
Shelter can mean a place for people or animals who need help, like the homeless or lost animals. These shelters give food, sleep, and care.
She works at an animal shelter.
The people stayed in a homeless shelter.
As a verb, shelter means to keep someone or something safe from danger or bad weather. It means giving protection or a safe place.
They sheltered under a big tree.
The cave shelters many animals.
Shelter can mean a small simple building outside that protects people from sun or rain, like a hut or open roofed place.
We rested in a shelter by the lake.
The bus stop has a shelter for waiting.
Shelter can be used in law or politics to mean protection from danger, such as safe place for refugees or people escaping harm.
They sought shelter from the government.
The diplomat gave shelter to refugees.
Shelter can mean natural things like trees or rocks that protect people or animals from bad weather or danger. It is a natural cover.
The rocks provide shelter from the strong wind.
Trees offer shelter to small animals.
Shelter can also mean the act or process of giving protection or a safe place, not just the place itself. It refers to safety.
Shelter is important during storms.
Emergency shelters help many people.
