1 protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.
az: yurd, daldalanacaq yer
ru: кров, приют
2 a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.
az: sığınacaq
ru: убежище; автопавильон
♦ verb
1 to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.
az: sığınmaq, daldalanmaq
ru: укрываться, прятаться
2 to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.
az: sığındırmaq, saxlamaq
ru: приютить; укрывать