an improvised shelter
1improvised — adjective 1) an improvised speech Syn: impromptu, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unplanned; informal off the cuff, ad libbed, spur of the moment See note at spontaneous Ant …
2Bivouac shelter — A bivouac (pronounced [http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/b/bivoua01.wav /ˈbɪvuˌæk/, biv oo ak] ) traditionally refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire or such a… …
3Blast shelter — A blast shelter is a place where people can go to protect themselves from bomb blasts. It differs from a fallout shelter, in that its main purpose is to protect from shock waves and overpressure, instead of from radioactive precipitation, as a… …
4The Shelter (The Twilight Zone) — Infobox Television episode Title = The Shelter Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from The Shelter Season = 3 Episode = 68 Airdate =September 29, 1961 Production =4803 Writer =Rod Serling Director =Lamont Johnson Guests =Larry Gates : Dr …
5Homelessness — is the condition and social category of people who lack housing, because they cannot afford, or are otherwise unable to maintain, regular, safe, and adequate shelter. The term homelessness may also include people whose primary nighttime residence …
6Crickets as pets — A pet cricket and his container made of a gourd. Watercolor by Qi Baishi (1864–1957). Keeping crickets as pets emerged in China in early antiquity. Initially, crickets were kept for their songs (stridulation). In the early 12th century the… …
7List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …
8Army Cadet Force — The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training (such as Outward Bound) and first aid, at the same time as promoting… …
9Bridge trilogy — The Bridge trilogy is a series of novels by William Gibson, his second after the successful Sprawl trilogy. The trilogy comprises the novels Virtual Light (1993), Idoru, (1996) and All Tomorrow s Parties (1999).ettingThe Bridge trilogy, like the… …
10Domenico Panaroli — (1587–1657) was a physician and herbalist of Rome. He is remembered today largely by what was for him a minor work. In 1643 he compiled the first Flora of the Colosseum, Plantarum Amphytheatralium Catalogus, where he had noticed many exotic… …
