1 [U] ~ (from sb/sth) shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc:
A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy. * They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting. * a place of refuge * As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work.
2 [C] ~ (from sb/sth) a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for sb/sth:
He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world. * a wetland refuge for birds, waders and wild fowl
3 [C] a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from sb/sth:
a women's refuge * a refuge for the homeless
4 (BrE) = TRAFFICISLAND
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is refuge a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, refuge is tagged as noun.
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