refuges
Places of shelter
Refuges is the plural of refuge—places of shelter or protection from danger, trouble, or pursuit.
Wildlife refuges protect animals and their habitats.
Mountain huts serve as refuges for climbers caught in storms.
The word extends to abstract sanctuary: Books were her refuges from an unhappy childhood.
A refuge can also be a person: He was her refuge in difficult times.
Protected sacred space
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- oasisFertile desert spot
- bolt-holePrivate retreat for escaping
safe harbor · respite · solace · seclusion · hermitage · sanctum · enclave · hideout
Fortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- redoubtEnclosed temporary fortification
bunker · safehouse · garrison · rampart · barricade · fortification · shelter · protection
Protected sacred space
- preserveProtect from loss
- reserveSupply kept back
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
protected area · nesting · migratory · wetlands · burrow · den · roosting · breeding ground
Protected place or structure
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- tarpaulinWaterproof protective sheeting
humanitarian aid · relief · survival · homeless shelter · temporary housing · cots · blankets · Red Cross
Protected sacred space
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
- chapelSmall worship room
- sacred spaceArea reserved for worship
pilgrimage · consecrated · meditation · inner peace · serenity · tranquility · ashram · monastery
Government-granted refugee protection
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- UNHCRUN body aiding refugees
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
immigration · exile · oppression · visa · petition · status · border · detention
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
bolt-hole · safe harbor · respite · solace · seclusion · hermitage · sanctum · enclave · hideout · covert
stronghold
Fortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
redoubt · bunker · safehouse · garrison · rampart · barricade · fortification · shelter · protection · defense
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
conservation · protected area · nesting · migratory · wetlands · burrow · den · roosting · breeding ground · national park
shelter
Protected place or structure
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- tentPortable fabric shelter
tarpaulin · humanitarian aid · relief · survival · homeless shelter · temporary housing · cots · blankets · Red Cross · disaster relief
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
sacred space · pilgrimage · consecrated · meditation · inner peace · serenity · tranquility · ashram · monastery · holy ground
political asylum
Government-granted refugee protection
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- UNHCRUN body aiding refugees
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
deportation · immigration · exile · oppression · visa · petition · status · border · detention · stateless
- fire safetyfire alarms, fire drill, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire drills
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, national park
- nature parksnature reserves, waterfalls, nature reserve, hiking trails, Yellowstone
- undergroundunderground, subterranean, cave systems, tunnels, tunnel
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- Alpine CultureAlps, alpine meadows, alpine huts, alpine villages, alphorn
refugesdanger zones
Locations where harm threatens
kill zones · war zones · battlefields · death traps · combat zones
- refugee aidHelp for displaced persons
- take refugeSeek protection from danger
- Afghan refugeesPeople fleeing Afghanistan
- refugee campShelter site for displaced foreigners
- war refugeeOne fleeing armed conflict
- wildlife refugesProtected areas for animals