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Area of refuge, a location in a building that may be used by occupants in the event of a fire •
Bunker, a defensive fortification designed to protect people from bombs or other attacks •
Mountain hut, a shelter for travelers in mountainous areas, often remote • Women's refuge, another term for
women's shelter •
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 •
Refuge island, pedestrian safety feature at a road crossing point •
Right of asylum, protection of a person persecuted for political or religious beliefs by another sovereign authority ==Nature and biology==