abri

American  

[uh-bree, a-bree] / əˈbri, aˈbri /

noun

plural

abris

1. a shelter, especially a dugout.

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

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abri British  

/ æˈbriː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of abri

< 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

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 • Apr. 20, 2023

Dey men todivvus more divvuskoe moro, ta for dey men pazorrhus tukey sar men for-denna len pazhorrus amande; ma muck te petrenna drey caik temptaciones; ley men abri sor doschder. 

From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey

Dinanos sejonia monro manro de cata chibes, ta estormenanos monrias bisauras sasta mu estormenamos a monrias bisabadores; na nos meques petrar enre cayque pajandia, lillanos abri de saro chungalipen.

From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry

All round red clay, out of which the abri was excavated.

From One Man's Initiation—1917 by Dos Passos, John

We passed through several gun pits and stopped in front of a huge abri built entirely above ground.

From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd