Shel·ter n.
1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid,
From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. --Pope.
2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. --Ps. lxi. 3.
3. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. --Young.
Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.
Syn: -- Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security.
shelter tent
n : a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
[syn: pup tent]