#shelter a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
supertype: physical_structure__structure__construction a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
subtype: bomb_shelter__air-raid_shelter__bombproof a shelter (often underground) reinforced against bombing; used during air raids
subtype: cookhouse a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"
subtype: dugout either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
subtype: fallout_shelter__falloutshelter a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
subtype: haven__oasis__oasi a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
subtype: hovel__hut__shack__shanty small crude shelter used as a dwelling
subtype: igloo__iglu an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
subtype: field_hut__fieldhut__hut__armyhut temporary military shelter
subtype: Nissen_hut__Quonset_hut a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
subtype: pigeon_loft__loft a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
subtype: mantlet__mantelet portable bulletproof shelter
subtype: asylum__refuge__sanctuary a shelter from danger or hardship
subtype: safehold a refuge from attack
subtype: safe_house a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations
subtype: storm_cellar__stormcellar__cyclone_cellar__cyclonecellar__tornado_cellar__tornadocellar an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
subtype: tent__collapsible_shelter__collapsibleshelter a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
subtype: backpacking_tent__backpackingtent__packtent a tent that can be carried in a backpack
subtype: bell_tent a bell-shaped tent
subtype: cabana a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool
subtype: canvas_tent__canvas__canvass a tent made of canvas
subtype: circus_tent__big_top__bigtop__round_top__roundtop__top a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
subtype: field_tent__fieldtent a canvas tent for use in the field
subtype: Sibley_tent a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
subtype: wall_tent a canvas tent with four vertical walls
subtype: cottage_tent__cottagetent a tent providing shelter for a family
subtype: fly_tent__flytent a tent with a fly front
subtype: lean-to_tent tent that is attached to the side of a building
subtype: mountain_tent a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper
subtype: pavilion__marquee large and often sumptuous tent
subtype: pop_tent__poptent a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up
subtype: praetorium__pretorium the tent of an ancient Roman general
subtype: pup_tent__puptent a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
subtype: pyramidal_tent__pyramidaltent a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people
subtype: shelter_tent__sheltertent small military tent for two
subtype: tepee__tipi__teepee a native American tent; usually of conical shape
subtype: tupik__tupek__sealskin_tent tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
subtype: two-man_tent__twomantent a tent designed for occupancy by two persons
subtype: umbrella_tent a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs
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