shelter
/noun UK /ˈʃel.tər/ US /ˈʃel.t̬ɚ
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack
Example. an air-raid shelter
They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city’s homeless
The trees gave/provided some shelter from the rain
Find/take shelter
to protect yourself from bad weather, danger, or attack
Example. We took shelter for the night in an abandoned house