Collocations for shelter - noun
1. protection from danger/bad weather
VERB + SHELTER
afford (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
The great elm trees gave shelter from the wind.
The great elm trees gave shelter from the wind.
need | find, run for, seek, take | refuse sb
The nuns won''t refuse you shelter.
The nuns won''t refuse you shelter.
leave
We had to leave the shelter of the trees.
We had to leave the shelter of the trees.
PREP.
in/under the ~ of
standing in the shelter of the shop doorway
standing in the shelter of the shop doorway
~ from
to seek shelter from the rain
to seek shelter from the rain
PHRASES
shelter for the night
2. small building that gives protection
ADJ.
makeshift, temporary | stone, underground, wooden | air-raid, bomb, bus, emergency, fallout
VERB + SHELTER
build, erect, make, put up
The villagers were building temporary shelters.
The villagers were building temporary shelters.
PREP.
in a/the ~
You''ll be safer in the shelter.
You''ll be safer in the shelter.
~ for
a shelter for cattle
a shelter for cattle