refuge  /ˈrɛˌfju:ʤ/ noun |
plural refuges
1 [noncount] : shelter or protection from danger or trouble • They were seeking refuge. = They were seeking a place of refuge. [=a safe place] — often followed by in or from • We took refuge in[=we took shelter in, we went into] a nearby barn during the storm. = We found refuge from the storm in a nearby barn. • Theysought refuge in another country. [=went to another country for protection] — often used figuratively • After the death of her husband, she took/sought/found refuge in her music.
2 [count] : a place that provides shelter or protection • wildliferefuges [=areas where wild animals are protected] — often followed by for • The area is a refuge for wildlife. • The shelter is a refuge forabused women.
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