Refuge is a place or state of

safety Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...

. It may also refer to a more specific meaning:

Safety

* Area of refuge, a location in a building that may be used by occupants in the event of a fire *

Bunker A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers are almost always underground, in contrast to blockhouses which are mostly above ground. T ...

, a defensive fortification designed to protect people from bombs or other attacks *

Mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...

, a shelter for travelers in mountainous areas, often remote * Women's refuge, another term for

women's shelter A women's shelter, also known as a women's refuge and battered women's shelter, is a place of temporary protection and support for women escaping domestic violence and intimate partner violence of all forms. The term is also frequently used to ...

* Refuge (United Kingdom charity), a British charity for female victims of domestic violence * A place intended to shelter cultural property, in the context of the

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is the first international treaty that focuses exclusively on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict. It was signed at The Hague, Nethe ...

Right of asylum The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (''asylum'' ), is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another enti ...

, protection of a person persecuted for political or religious beliefs by another sovereign authority * Refuge (bridges), a recess or bay in the parapet providing safety to pedestrians.

Nature and biology

Wildlife refuge A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geolog ...

, a sanctuary or protected area for wildlife * Refuge (ecology), a place where an organism can escape from predation *

Refugium (population biology) In biology, a refugium (plural: ''refugia'') is a location which supports an isolated or relict population of a once more widespread species. This isolation ( allopatry) can be due to climatic changes, geography, or human activities such as de ...

, a location of an isolated or relict population of a previously more widespread species * ''Refuge crop'', a non-

genetically modified food Genetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using various methods of genetic engineering. G ...

crop planted alongside a genetically modified one to prevent or slow the development of predators resistant to its modified properties by purposely encouraging the mating of species across said crops

Film and television

* ''Refuge'' (1923 film), an American silent drama film * ''Refuge'' (1928 film) or ''Escape'', a German silent film * ''The Refuge'' (film), a 2009 French drama directed by François Ozon * ''Refuge'' (2012 film), an American drama directed by Jessica Goldberg * '' Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home'', a 2012 American documentary by Ethan Bensinger * "Refuge" (''Law & Order''), a television episode * "The Refuge" (''The Outer Limits''), a television episode

Literature

* ''The Refuge'' (novel), a 1954 novel by Kenneth Mackenzie * '' Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place'', a 1991 book by Terry Tempest Williams * '' Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Refuge'', a 1988 novel by Rob Chilson

Music

* Refuge (band), a side project of the German band Rage * Refuge Records, a 1980s American record label * ''Refuge'' (EP) or the title song, by Rage, 1994 * ''Refuge'' (Sons of Korah album), by Sons of Korah, 2014 * , by

Carbon Based Lifeforms Carbon Based Lifeforms is a Swedish electronic music duo formed in Gothenburg in 1996 by Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Vadestrid (''né'' Ringström and formerly Segerstad). History Formation and early period Hedberg and Ringström (both born in 1 ...

, 2013 * "Refuge", a song by Psy from '' 4X2=8'', 2017 * "Refuge", a song by Steve Wilson from '' To the Bone'', 2017

Other uses

* Refuge, Mississippi * Refuge, Texas, an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas * Eustache de Refuge (1564–1617), Early Modern French courtier, statesman and author * A controversial evangelical Christian, "ex-gay" conversion therapy program for homosexual teenagers run by Love In Action *

Refuge (Buddhism) In Buddhism, refuge or taking refuge refers to a religious practice which often includes a prayer or recitation performed at the beginning of the day or of a practice session. Its object is typically the Three Jewels (also known as the Triple ...