Usually means: Protection from elements and danger.
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We found 37 dictionaries that define the word shelter:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. shelter: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. shelter: Merriam-Webster
  3. shelter: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. shelter: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. shelter: Vocabulary.com
  6. Shelter, shelter: Wordnik
  7. shelter: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. shelter: Wiktionary
  9. shelter: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. shelter: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. shelter: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. shelter: Dictionary.com
  13. shelter: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. shelter: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Shelter (Alcest album), Shelter (Birdy song), Shelter (Brand New Heavies album), Shelter (Lone Justice album), Shelter (The Brand New Heavies), Shelter (The xx song), Shelter (automobile), Shelter (band), Shelter (building), Shelter (charity), Shelter (disambiguation), Shelter (film), Shelter (novel), Shelter (video game), Shelter (xx song), Shelter, The Shelter (Detroit), The Shelter (New York City), The Shelter (The Twilight Zone), The Shelter (album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Shelter: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. shelter: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. shelter: Rhymezone
  19. shelter: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. shelter: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. shelter: FreeDictionary.org
  22. shelter: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. shelter: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. shelter: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  25. shelter: Collins English Dictionary

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Shelter: DivorceNet.com (Annotated Divorce Law Dictionary)
  2. shelter: Legal dictionary
  3. shelter: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shelter: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shelter: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  3. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See sheltered as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
noun:  An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.
verb:  (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
verb:  (intransitive) To take cover.

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