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shelter

 
/ˈʃeltər/ noun

Translation

PLACE [C] a place that protects you from bad weather or danger
barınak, sığınak
a bomb shelter68774
PROTECTION [U] protection from bad weather or danger
koruma, sığınma
We took shelter from the rain in a doorway.1991
(Definition of shelter noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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