abri

[ uh-bree; French a-bree ]

noun

, plural a·bris [uh, -, breez, a, -, bree].

1. a shelter, especially a dugout.
2. Archaeology. a rock shelter formed by the overhang of a cliff and often containing prehistoric occupation deposits.

abri

/ æˈbriː /

noun

1. a shelter or place of refuge, esp in wartime

Word History and Origins

Origin of abri¹

< French, Old French, noun derivative of abrier (now obsolete or dial.) to shelter, shield, screen < Late Latin aprīcāre to warm in the sun (hence, to shield from wind, cold, etc.), verbal derivative of Latin aprīcus sunny, warmed by the sunshine; Old French b for v perhaps < Old Provençal abriar, or by construal of a- as prefix

Word History and Origins

Origin of abri¹

French, from Latin apricum an open place

Example Sentences

Hind, a local resident, said the frequent water outages forced her and her family to rely solely on their reserves of abri - a corn-based drink usually consumed during Ramadan - to quench their thirst.

From BBC

Deming police said they believe Jose Luis Lujan abducted his daughters, who are identified as 3-year-old Abri Lujan and 4-year-old Adelina Lujan.

From Washington Times

Deming police said Sunday that 3-year-old Abri Lujan and 4-year-old Adelina Lujan were found unharmed hours after going missing.

From Washington Times

The evidence is a thin three-ply cord fragment, approximately one-quarter of an inch long, found stuck to stone tool, or flake — about 50,000 years old — and excavated from an archaeological site called Abri du Maras in southeastern France.

From New York Times

The team has been excavating at Abri du Maras for a decade.

From New York Times