n. 1 a shelter from pursuit or danger or trouble. 2 a person or place etc. offering this. 3 a person, thing, or course resorted to in difficulties. 4 a traffic island.
[ ME f. OF f. L refugium (as RE-, fugere flee) ]
n. 1 a shelter from pursuit or danger or trouble. 2 a person or place etc. offering this. 3 a person, thing, or course resorted to in difficulties. 4 a traffic island.
[ ME f. OF f. L refugium (as RE-, fugere flee) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012