refuge

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹɛfjuːdʒ/

Noun

countable uncountable

A state of safety, protection or shelter. / A place providing safety, protection or shelter. / Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

Japanese Meaning

安全や保護を受けられる状態、状況 / 安全や保護、避難を提供する場所、避難所 / 安全や助けを求めるための頼り先

What is this buttons?

After the storm, the old church became a refuge for stranded travelers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、古い教会は立ち往生した旅行者たちの避難所になった。

Details

Sense（1）

A state of safety, protection or shelter.

Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge.

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Sense（2）

A place providing safety, protection or shelter.

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

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