Refuge is a place or state of safety. 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 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 Wildlife refuge, a sanctuary or protected area for wildlife Refuge (ecology), a place where an organism can escape from predation Refugium (population biology), a location of an isolated or relict population of a previously more widespread species Refuge crop, a non-genetically modified food 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, an album by Sons of Korah, 2014 Refuge, a soundtrack album by Carbon Based Lifeforms, 2013 "Refuge", a song by Psy from 4×2=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), the basis of being a Buddhist
See also Refugium (disambiguation) Refugee (disambiguation) City of Refuge (disambiguation)