shelter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃɛltə/, SAMPA: /"SElt@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃɛltɚ/, SAMPA: /"SElt@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular shelter

Plural shelters

A bus shelter in Iceland

1. (countable & uncountable) A shelter is a place which can protect someone from the rain and sun.

   There is no shelter nearby. I wonder how we can get out of this heavy rain.

Verb

Plain form shelter

Third-person singular shelters

Past tense sheltered

Past participle sheltered

Present participle sheltering

1. (transitive) If you shelter someone or something, you provide it with cover.
   • Synonyms: shield and protect