abri
noun
a shelter, especially a dugout.
abris
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pluralof abri.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nothing was found in these chambers and passages that could give an approximate date, but in the upper "abris" was some Gaulish pottery.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
There was no hope of using it as a short cut to the abris, or shelter, on the other side, while to try to go around it was almost certain death.
From World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
And it was all—riding along the line, huddling in abris, sneaking scared to death along trenches, and ducking from the shells—all vastly diverting.
From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by William Allen White
As soon as a lull in the firing permitted, we ran across the street to the abris.
From World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
And in like manner the primeval man would not exchange his abris for a structural dwelling unless constrained so to do.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
