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shelter

 
/ˈʃeltər/ verb

Translation

shelter from/in/under, etc to go under a cover or inside a building to be protected from bad weather or danger
barınmak, sığınmak, korunmak
They went under a tree to shelter from the rain.7741991
[T] to provide cover or protection for someone
korumak, muhafaza etmek, yataklık etmek
Many households are already sheltering refugees.1991
(Definition of shelter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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