Definition
a shelter: a cover, a refuge, protection, a sanctuary
We don't know how long we will be on this island, we must build shelter.
to shelter: to hide, to protect, to shield, to cover, to safeguard
We met when he sheltered me from a wave of water from a passing car!
- "Warbuckle has been sheltering illegal immigrants on his huge ranch, the London Ducky exclusively reveals."
- "It provides shelter, but little solace."
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