Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 22 compound words that contain shelter. The most common are listed below. Open shelter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- animal shelterAn organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
- bus shelterA building or other structure constructed at a bus stop, to provide seating and protection from the weather for the convenience of waiting passengers.
- air-raid shelterA structure, often a reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids.
- homeless shelterA building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.
- shelter-in-placeA strategy for avoiding danger, such as gun violence, a hurricane, etc., in which individuals remain inside the building they happen to be in at the time of the danger rather than evacuating and seeking refuge elsewhere.
- night shelterShelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night.
- fallout shelterA thick-walled building, usually under the ground, built so that people can keep away from dust after a nuclear explosion.
- women's shelterA place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.
- shelter halfA canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.
- Shelter CoveA census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- Anderson shelterAn air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels.
- shelter beltAlternative form of shelterbelt: A row of trees that acts as a windbreak.
- shelter deckA lightly-constructed deck over the main deck of a ship covering a space open to the weather; offering some protection from the weather but not completely enclosed.
- bomb shelterAn air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs.
- rock shelterA shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff, a frequent location of prehistoric archeological sites.
- shelter dogsplural of shelter dog: A dog temporarily resident in or obtained from an animal shelter.
- tax shelterA legal structure that reduces tax liability for a person or the assets of that person.
- shelter beltsplural of shelter belt: A row of trees that acts as a windbreak.
- Morrison shelterSynonym of Morrison table: An indoor air-raid shelter in the form of a heavy steel table that people could shelter beneath, also generally usable as furniture.
- tornado shelterA generic underground cellar designed for protection from tornadoes.
- no-kill shelterAn animal shelter that does not euthanize animals.
- typhoon shelterA sheltered section of a harbour where small to medium-sized watercraft can dock during typhoons, gales, or other rough weather.
- Adirondack shelterSynonym of Adirondack lean-to: A type of log structure with a single sloping roof, used in the Adirondacks as a camping shelter.
- waiting shelterA small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive.
- cooling shelterSynonym of cooling center: An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature.
Compound words 22
- shelterbeltA row of trees that acts as a windbreak.
- sheltercraftThe set of knowledge and skills needed to construct and maintain shelter in the wilderness.
- sheltersomeCharacterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection
- shelterwoodMature trees left standing to provide shelter to new saplings.
- sheltererA person who takes shelter.
- shelterageShelter; a place where things can be sheltered.
- sheltereeA person who is taken into a shelter.
- sheltermateA person with whom one shares a shelter.
- shelteryGiving shelter, acting as a shelter.
- inshelterTo put into a shelter.