wall shelter

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• wall — less, adj. wall like, adj. /wawl/, n. 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection …   Universalium

• Shelter Now — Germany e. V. Gründer Georg Taubmann Typ gemeinnütziger eingetragener Verein Gründung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Wall Heath — is a small village on the western fringe of the Black Country and the West Midlands conurbation in the United Kingdom. It is located on the A449 road, approximately seven miles south of Wolverhampton and 9 miles North of Kidderminster.It is part… …   Wikipedia

• shelter — [n] protection, habitat apartment, asylum, cave, condo, co op, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, digs*, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, harborage, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, hole in the wall*, home, homeplate*, house, housing …   New thesaurus

• shelter — shel|ter1 [ˈʃeltə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from sheltron group of fighting soldiers protected by shields (11 16 centuries), from Old English scieldtruma, from scield shield + truma group of soldiers ] 1.) [U] a place to live,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shelter — 1 noun 1 (U) a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life: They are in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter. 2 (U) protection, from danger or from wind, rain, hot sun etc: the shelter of: We eventually reached the shelter …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shelter — 01. When the rain started, I rushed to a bus [shelter]. 02. Many people went into the [shelters] when they heard the air raid sirens. 03. We put the plants next to the wall to [shelter] them from the wind. 04. When it rains, people always take… …   Grammatical examples in English

• wall — [[t]wɔl[/t]] n. 1) bui archit. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or… …   From formal English to slang

• shelter — {{11}}shelter (n.) 1580s, structure affording protection, possibly an alteration of M.E. sheltron, sheldtrume roof or wall formed by locked shields, from O.E. scyldtruma, from scield shield (see SHIELD (Cf. shield) (n.)) + truma troop, related to …   Etymology dictionary

• shelter — n. & v. n. 1 anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 2 a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. b US an animal sanctuary. 3 a shielded condition; protection (took shelter under a tree). v. 1 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fallout shelter — A sign pointing to an old fallout shelter in New York City. Nuclear weapons …   Wikipedia