What does the word refuge mean?
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Shelter; protection; that which shelters or protects.
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for refuge
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We turned off to the left through blinding gushes of rain, and headed for this refuge. – In the Tail of the Peacock by Isabel Savory
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She carried her doubt and care to her husband, her sure refuge in perplexity. – East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
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It had been a refuge; it had been a prison; it had been a place of dreams. – The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay