temporary refuge
Short-term safe haven
A temporary refuge is a place or state offering shelter or protection for a limited time.
The phrase emphasizes that safety is provisional rather than permanent: The church served as a temporary refuge for flood victims.
It can be physical—a shelter, a safe house—or psychological: She found temporary refuge in her work.
- shelterProtected place or structure
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- havenShelter from danger
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- asylumShelter from persecution
hiding place · hideout · respite · retreat · harbor · safe house · bunker · escape · port in a storm · storm cellar · waystation · oasis · crash pad · halfway house · stopgap · breathing room · pit stop · rest stop
temporary refugepermanent home
Lasting place of residence
permanent residence · forever home · ancestral home · homestead · family home
temporary refugedanger zone
High-risk location
war zone · hostile territory · death trap · exposure · hazardous area
temporary refugebanishment
Forced removal from place
exclusion zone · closed border · deportation · expulsion · no-go zone
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