| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers |
| Division (I) Individual Volition |
| Section II. Prospective Volition |
| 3. Contingent Subservience |
| 666. [Means of Safety.] Refuge. |
| NOUN: | REFUGE, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, stronghold, fortress, castle, acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison [See Prison]; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse; hiding place &. (ambush) [See Ambush]; sanctum sanctorum [L.] (privacy) [See Seclusion. Exclusion]. ANCHORAGE, roadstead; breakwater, mole, port, haven; harbor, - of refuge; seaport; pier, jetty, embankment, quay, wharf, landing place; bund, bunder [both Oriental]; water wing [arch.]. COVERT,, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; dashboard, dasher [U. S.], splashboard, mud guard or mudguard, wheel guard. wall (inclosure) [See Inclosure]; fort (defense) [See Defense]. ANCHOR, sheet anchor, sacred anchor [Gr. & Rom. antiq.], kedge or kedge anchor; Trotman’s -, Martin’s -, mushroom- anchor; killick; grapnel, grappling iron; mainstay; support [See Support]; check [See Hindrance]; ballast. MEANS OF ESCAPE (escape) [See Escape]; lifeboat, swimming belt, cork jacket, life preserver, buoy, breeches buoy; parachute, plank, stepping-stone. SAFEGUARD (protection) [See Safety]. jury mast; vent-peg; safety -valve, - lamp; lightning -rod, - conductor. |
| VERB: | SEEK or FIND SAFETY [See Safety]; seek -, take -, find- refuge &c. n.; claim sanctuary; throw oneself into the arms of; break for the tall timber [U. S.], break for the woods; fly to, reach in time; make port, make the harbor; anchor in the roadstead; crouch in the lee of; reach -shelter, - home, - running water. BAR THE GATE, let the portcullis down; lock -, bolt -, make fast- the door; raise the drawbridge. |
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