1. (

• safety ,
• refuge

) a safe place; "He ran to safety" ;

2. (

• recourse ,
• refuge ,
• resort

) something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" ;

3. (

• refuge ,
• sanctuary ,
• asylum ,

) a shelter from danger or hardship ;

4. (

• recourse ,
• resort ,
• refuge

) act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" ;