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shelters

  • plural
    of shelter.
    shelter
    noun
    something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
  • present tense form
    of shelter (3rd person singular).
    shelter
    noun
    something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.

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Countless thousands are still in shelters, trying to sleep or waiting to return, however briefly, to their beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Steel is vital for producing military equipment, as well as for making shelters and repairing countless buildings damaged by Russia.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío said temporary shelters had been opened should residents need to be evacuated.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration across the capital, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

He saw four big reindeer-hide shelters unlike any he’d ever seen, and a bewildering number of people: all hard at work, and as yet unaware of him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver