shelter
noun/ˈʃɛltər/
Frequency rank: #3,008 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A place that protects from danger or bad weather; to protect.
Example sentence
During the storm, we found a small shelter where we could stay dry.
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