An organization whose primary purpose is to provide shelter on a short-term or temporary basis to needy clients
If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain. a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof
If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live. A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days. see also sheltered. a British charity organization that helps people who are homeless (=do not have a home to live in)
{f} give refuge, provide a safe haven; seek protection; protect, defend, screen, cover
A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids. a bus shelter
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
(n) structures, usually three-sided, constructed of wood, stone, or block and located about a day's hike apart; also referred to as a lean-to or hut in some locations