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Answer for the clue "Dugout shelters (5) ", 5 letters:
abris

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Abris , also called Abrosius and Abrisius , was a legendary Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Persia , who is conventionally said to have sat from 121–137. He is said to have been from the family of Saint Joseph , the adoptive father of Jesus . Although Abris ...

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n. (plural of abri English)

Usage examples of abris.

Though there were no usable abris or deep caves, the face of the cliff was split by ledges and crevices where birds nested.

Some of the other abris that were part of the South Face settlement complex had their own descriptive names, such as Long Rock, Deep Bank, and Good Spring, referring to the natural spring that welled up nearby.

For a few days after that disaster the men kept to the abris, but now we are again careless as before and are living outside in the fine weather, though the same thing may happen again at any moment.