An expedient to secure protection or defence.
A state of safety, protection or shelter.
A refuge island.
A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
To return to a place of shelter.
A protection, creating a relative calm.
A shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind.
Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind.