refuge
Meaning
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- 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.
Synonyms
hiding-place
secret place
means of support
safety strip
bield
place to stay
safe place
take shelter
taking refuge
flee away
living place
prison-breaking
living quarter
fit to protect
yielding protection
place to escape to
street-refuge
c-tiza
game-cover
sanctuary game refuge
preserve area
game preserve
hide-away
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
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