place+of+shelter

  • 11Shelter Island — Shelter Island, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1234 Housing Units (2000): 964 Land area (2000): 6.537336 sq. miles (16.931621 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.144344 sq. miles (0.373848 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …

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  • 12Shelter Island Heights — Shelter Island Heights, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 981 Housing Units (2000): 1374 Land area (2000): 5.357088 sq. miles (13.874793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.277496 sq. miles (0.718712 sq. km) Total area… …

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  • 13Shelter Island Heights, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 981 Housing Units (2000): 1374 Land area (2000): 5.357088 sq. miles (13.874793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.277496 sq. miles (0.718712 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.634584 sq. miles… …

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  • 14Shelter Island, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1234 Housing Units (2000): 964 Land area (2000): 6.537336 sq. miles (16.931621 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.144344 sq. miles (0.373848 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.681680 sq. miles… …

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  • 15place of refuge — index asylum (hiding place), home (domicile), shelter (protection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16shelter — I UK [ˈʃeltə(r)] / US [ˈʃeltər] noun Word forms shelter : singular shelter plural shelters ** 1) a) [countable] a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger We built a temporary shelter out of branches. a bus shelter a bomb… …

    English dictionary

  • 17shelter — shel|ter1 [ˈʃeltə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from sheltron group of fighting soldiers protected by shields (11 16 centuries), from Old English scieldtruma, from scield shield + truma group of soldiers ] 1.) [U] a place to live,… …

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  • 18shelter — shel|ter1 [ ʃeltər ] noun ** 1. ) count a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger: We built a temporary shelter out of branches. a bomb shelter a ) uncount a place or situation in which you are protected from bad weather… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19Shelter Island (town), New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Shelter Island, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = pushpin mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision… …

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  • 20shelter — 1 noun 1 (U) a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life: They are in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter. 2 (U) protection, from danger or from wind, rain, hot sun etc: the shelter of: We eventually reached the shelter …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English