sheltered accommodation
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sheltered accommodation — sheltered accommodation/housing/flats etc/british phrase a group of houses or flats for people who cannot live in a completely independent way, for example because they are disabled They can get help from trained staff when they need it .… … Useful english dictionary
sheltered housing — noun Housing for the elderly or disabled consisting of separate units with a resident housekeeper and/or warden to look after the tenants wellbeing • • • Main Entry: ↑shelter * * * sheltered accommodation/housing/flats etc/british phrase a group… … Useful english dictionary
sheltered housing — (also sheltered accommodation) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ accommodation for elderly or handicapped people consisting of private independent units with some shared facilities and a warden … English terms dictionary
sheltered flats — sheltered accommodation/housing/flats etc/british phrase a group of houses or flats for people who cannot live in a completely independent way, for example because they are disabled They can get help from trained staff when they need it .… … Useful english dictionary
sheltered — [[t]ʃe̱ltə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A sheltered place is protected from wind and rain. ...a shallow sloping beach next to a sheltered bay. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you say that someone has led a sheltered life, you mean that they have been… … English dictionary
accommodation — noun 1 (BrE) place for sb to live/stay ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, decent, good, suitable ▪ inadequate, poor, substandard ▪ excellent … Collocations dictionary
sheltered — shel|tered [ˈʃeltəd US ərd] adj 1.) a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing etc a life etc in which someone has been too protected by their parents from difficult or unpleasant experiences ▪ I had led a sheltered life and had never met prejudice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheltered — adjective 1 a sheltered life/childhood/existence etc a life etc in which someone has been too protected from difficult or unpleasant experience: Marian s sheltered upbringing had left her unprepared for such extreme poverty. 2 a place that is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sheltered — UK [ˈʃeltə(r)d] / US [ˈʃeltərd] adjective 1) a sheltered place is not affected by bad weather These plants will flourish in a sunny sheltered position. 2) someone who has had a sheltered life has not had the usual unpleasant experiences that most … English dictionary
sheltered — for those unable to look after themselves It is used of accommodation where invalids or geriatrics can be watched over and helped, although it is no less likely to let in wind or water than the normal home: Her father went into… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
