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n. a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

environs, purlieu

n. an outer adjacent area of any place

park

n. a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"

protective covering, protective cover, protection

n. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

anchorage, anchorage ground

n. place for vessels to anchor

pier, wharf, wharfage, dock

n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

dock, dockage, docking facility

n. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"

landing, landing place

n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

pier

n. a landing built out into the water

port

n. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

cover, cover version, cover song

n. a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

shelter

n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

home, nursing home, rest home

n. an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"

hospital

n. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

prison, prison house

n. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

den

n. a room that is comfortable and secluded

library

n. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

office, business office

n. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"

study

n. a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

harbor, harbour

n. a place of refuge and comfort and security

inlet, recess

n. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

lagoon, laguna, lagune

n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

moorage

n. a fee for mooring

safety, refuge

n. a safe place; "He ran to safety"

retreat

n. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

sanctuary

n. a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

shelter

n. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

chapel

n. a place of worship that has its own altar

shrine

n. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

Tabernacle

n. (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus

temple

n. place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

altar

n. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

reliquary

n. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

holy place, sanctum, holy

n. a sacred place of pilgrimage

park

n. a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"

anchorage, anchorage ground

n. place for vessels to anchor

pier, wharf, wharfage, dock

n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

dock, dockage, docking facility

n. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"

landing, landing place

n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

pier

n. a landing built out into the water

port

n. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

cover, cover version, cover song

n. a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

shelter

n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

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