refuge

nouns

a safe place

"He ran to safety"

refuge, safety

something or someone turned to for assistance or security

"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

recourse, refuge, resort

a shelter from danger or hardship

asylum, refuge, sanctuary

act of turning to for assistance

"have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

recourse, refuge, resort