shelter · noun /ˈʃel.t̬ər/
shelter (PLACE)
B2 C a place that protects you from bad weather or danger
Dictionary examples:
an emergency shelter
The city runs a homeless shelter.
Learner example:
We all ran to hide [in] the little shelter we had built. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
shelter (PROTECTION)
B2 U protection from bad weather or danger
Dictionary example:
We took shelter from the rain in a doorway.
Learner example:
John told me it was a [place] where we could find shelter. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
shelter from/in/under, etc.
C2 to go under a cover or inside a building to be protected from bad weather or danger
Dictionary example:
They took cover under a tree to shelter from the rain.
