Used in a Sentence

shelters

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shelters.

Editorial note

Lots of speciality goods like survival shelters actually CAN'T be ordered in large quantities on a moments notice.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shelters gathered in one view.

noun

A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.

noun

A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.

noun

(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shelters.

noun

A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.

noun

A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.

noun

(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.

noun

(uncountable) That which provides protection or cover.

Example sentences

1

Lots of speciality goods like survival shelters actually CAN'T be ordered in large quantities on a moments notice.

2

The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.

3

The Red Cross report of building shelters for 130k people is mentioned 3 times in the article.

4

The article later clarifies that the Red Cross did not, in fact, build shelters for 130,000 people.

5

The article very clearly says that Red Cross reported building shelters for 130k people,but all in all, they built....6 houses.

6

One thing could be to have certain physical/static baselines to fall back to (like shelters, food, minimum levels of non-liquid wealth).

7

Just don't force others to convert their homes to nuclear shelters (after all, one nuclear explosion can ruin your whole compile).

8

According to the Red Cross' documentation, many of those people attended a seminar on home repair or were provided temporary shelters.

9

Or do you play the villain, letting the asteroid hit, but building fallout shelters to survive with your friends while everyone else perishes?

10

For example, ensuring the safety of a nation's population may include putting its citizens into extremely hardened bomb shelters and never let them leave.

11

This might work well for first world countries that have to deal with the fixing shelters after a disaster when conditions are quite good.

12

I wasn't able to find photos of those, only of the temporary shelters made of press board, and the tents.

Quote examples

1

That is something we can plan for and build for now with: Anti-Asteroid technology, "Fallout" shelters/biodomes etc...

2

That's why posts on HN get read by billionaires and people living in homeless shelters—there's one source of "what's hot right now" ranked on the front page.

3

The stations and tunnels seem to have been used as some sort of shelters during cold war as there was large amounts of "artifacts" left over from the Civil Defense era (water canisters, beds, etc.).

4

I think these foxes are a lot like that - they love to hide in "dens" provided to them (plastic tubes), but I doubt they have the ability to build shelters or find food in the wild.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shelters in a sentence?

Lots of speciality goods like survival shelters actually CAN'T be ordered in large quantities on a moments notice.

What does shelters mean?

A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.

What part of speech is shelters?

shelters is commonly used as noun.