night shelter

noun

Shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night.

Meanings

nounnight shelter (plural night shelters)

plural night shelters

  1. Shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night.

Translations

Dutch nachtasiel
  • nachtasielshelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Finnish yömaja
  • yömajashelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
French abri de nuit
  • abri de nuitshelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
German Nachtasyl
  • Nachtasylshelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Hindi रैनबसेरा
  • रैनबसेरा (rainabserā)shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Polish noclegownia
  • noclegowniashelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Russian ночле́жка
  • ночле́жка (nočléžka)shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Swedish natthärbärge
  • natthärbärgeshelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night — see also homeless shelter
Cite this entry
APA

night shelter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shelter

MLA

“night shelter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shelter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night shelter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shelter.

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