| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| hillside hollow as shelter |
abri
|
| leafy shelter |
arbor
,
bower
|
| temporary military shelter |
army hut
,
field hut
,
hut
|
| low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant |
Artemisia cana
,
gray sage
,
grey sage
,
Seriphidium canum
,
silver sage
,
silver sagebrush
|
| shelter from danger or hardship |
asylum
,
refuge
,
sanctuary
|
| canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun |
awning
,
sunblind
,
sunshade
|
| farm building used to shelter harvested goods and animals |
barn
|
| buildings used to shelter soldiers |
barracks
|
| stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle |
bastion
,
citadel
|
| small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof |
bell cot
,
bell cote
|
| shelter for birds |
birdhouse
|
| camp, temporary, often without shelter |
bivouac
|
| underground shelter built by an animal |
burrow
|
| hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter |
burrow
,
tunnel
|
| small pool-side shelter |
cabana
|
| shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs |
camp
,
refugee camp
|
| covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather |
canopy
|
| automobile shelter |
carport
,
garage
|
| fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament |
Chinese elm
,
dwarf elm
,
Siberian elm
,
Ulmus pumila
|
| portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) |
collapsible shelter
,
tent
|
