refuge

Roget category 666

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends

#666. [Means of safety.] Refuge

noun

refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness — acropolis — keep, last resort — ward — prison etc. 752 — asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute — almshouse^† — hiding place etc. (ambush) 530 — sanctum sanctorum [Lat.] etc. (privacy) 893.
roadstead, anchorage — breakwater, mole, port, haven — harbor, harbor of refuge — seaport — pier, jetty, embankment, quay.
covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella — barrier — dashboard, dasher [U.S.].
wall etc. (inclosure) 232 — fort etc. (defense) 717.
anchor, kedge — grapnel, grappling iron — sheet anchor, killick^† — mainstay — support etc. 215 — cheek etc. 706 — ballast.
jury mast — vent-peg — safety valve, blow-off valve — safety lamp — lightning rod, lightning conductor — safety belt, airbag, seat belt — antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires.
means of escape etc. (escape) 671 — lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket — parachute, plank, steppingstone — emergency landing.
safeguard etc. (protection) 664.

verb

seek refuge, take refuge, find refuge etc. n. — seek safety, find safety etc. 664 — throw oneself into the arms of — break for taller timber [U.S.].
create a diversion.

phrase

any port in a storm — bibere venenum in auro [Lat.] — valet anchora virtus^†.

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