shelter
Example Sentences
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There are a substantial amount of post offices in this country that were built, I believe, during World War II and were initially set up to be localized shelters in the event of war.
From Los Angeles Times
"But surely we could have done something far more sensibly costed for bat shelter."
From BBC
The worst rout in Treasurys since April’s tariff chaos is exacerbating strain in financial markets, a stark demonstration of how war’s disruptions to oil flows are leaving investors with few places to shelter.
The community across the street from the Dimona strike has relocated some of its elderly to a large bomb shelter in a school, where they plan to stay until the end of the war.
They told the BBC there had been little visible provision of basic safety measures, including public shelters, evacuation support or temporary accommodation for those displaced.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
