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abri

[ uh-bree; French a-bree ]

noun

, plural a·bris [uh, -, breez, a, -, bree].
  1. a shelter, especially a dugout.
  2. Archaeology. a rock shelter formed by the overhang of a cliff and often containing prehistoric occupation deposits.


abri

/ æˈbriː /

noun

  1. a shelter or place of refuge, esp in wartime


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Word History and Origins

Origin of abri1

< French, Old French, noun derivative of abrier (now obsolete or dial.) to shelter, shield, screen < Late Latin aprīcāre to warm in the sun (hence, to shield from wind, cold, etc.), verbal derivative of Latin aprīcus sunny, warmed by the sunshine; Old French b for v perhaps < Old Provençal abriar, or by construal of a- as prefix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abri1

French, from Latin apricum an open place

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Example Sentences

It may be suggested that the mysterious bourjo was an abri of pere Jo or Jupiter.

Al fin abri los ojos, tendi una mirada, y un grito agudo se escap de sus labios.

We passed through several gun pits and stopped in front of a huge abri built entirely above ground.

In this abri you are safe from splinters and shrapnel but a direct hit would wipe us out.

During one of these shelling spells, I reached cover of the road side abri and prepared to await clearer weather.

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