abri

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UK/əˈbɹiː/UK/ɑːˈbɹiː/US/əˈbɹi/US/ɑˈbɹi/

noun

a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof

OriginFrench abri ← Old French abrier →
UncommonFirst used First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 6
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Meanings

nounabri (plural abris)

plural abris

  1. geographya shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roofFirst known use First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchabrier“to shelter”
  2. Frenchabri“shelter”
  3. Englishabri

Borrowed from French abri (“shelter”), from Old French abrier (“to shelter”), see below.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abri

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

abri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abri

MLA

“abri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abri.

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