Refuge

Shelter or protection from danger or distress.

That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.

An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.

To shelter; to protect.

a shelter from danger or hardship

something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"