place+of+refuge

  • 71refuge — noun /ˈɹɛfjudʒ/ a) A state of safety, protection or shelter b) A place providing safety, protection or shelter Syn: haven, sanctuary, zoar …

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  • 72refuge — ref·uge || refjuːdÊ’ n. shelter, protection; safe place, secure location; recourse, access to protection; traffic island on a busy road where pedestrians can wait safely before crossing the road v. take shelter, find protection; provide shelter …

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  • 73refuge — noun a place or state of safety from danger or trouble. ↘Brit. a traffic island. Origin ME: from OFr., from L. refugium, from L. re back + fugere flee …

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  • 74refuge — n 1. shelter, protection, security, safety, shelter from a storm; custody, keeping, charge, ward, guardianship, preservation, safekeeping; hiding, concealment, seclusion, privacy, retirement; help, aid, support, patronage, defense, championship;… …

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  • 75refuge — [ˈrefjuːdʒ] noun [C/U] a place you go to in order to protect yourself from something dangerous or threatening Syn: shelter …

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  • 76Refuge Search —    A place where animals have plentiful food and supportive environment. In some places animals are protected from hunting, other locations people are allowed to hunt in refuges …

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  • 77refuge — n. 1 a shelter from pursuit or danger or trouble. 2 a person or place etc. offering this. 3 a person, thing, or course resorted to in difficulties. 4 a traffic island. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L refugium (as RE , fugere flee) …

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  • 78third place — (THURD plays; TH as in thin) n. A place other than home or work where a person can go to relax and feel part of the community. third place adj. Example Citation: There s no place like third place. I m not talking about winning and losing here, or …

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  • 79hiding place — index refuge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 80house of refuge — place where people can go to receive shelter …

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