refuge
noun /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
  /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
- [uncountable] shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.
- A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy.
 - The region was a place of refuge for outlaws and bandits.
 - refuge from somebody/something They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting.
 - As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work.
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc1, Social issuesc1- The cave provided refuge from the storm.
 - They found refuge from the bright sun.
 - They sought refuge in the mountain villages.
 - A further 300 people have taken refuge in the embassy.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
 - temporary
 - wildlife
 - …
 
- take
 - look for
 - seek
 - …
 
- refuge against
 - refuge from
 
- a place of refuge
 
 - [countable] a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for somebody/something
- The marshes are a wetland refuge for seabirds, waders and wild fowl.
 - refuge from somebody/something He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world.
 
Extra Examples- a town that became a refuge for a number of dissident artists
 - They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
 - temporary
 - wildlife
 - …
 
- take
 - look for
 - seek
 - …
 
- refuge against
 - refuge from
 
- a place of refuge
 
 - [countable] a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from somebody/something
- The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge.
 - During the great fire of 1871 the church served as a refuge for the homeless.
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1- Many children consider the facility a welcome refuge.
 - a monk living in a mountain refuge
 - They were hoping to find a safe refuge for the night.
 
 - (also island (both British English), traffic island British and North American English)an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.