partialshelter
nounUK /ˈpɑː.ʃəl ˈʃel.tər/
US /ˈpɑːr.ʃəl ˈʃel.tɚ/
A partial shelter is a place that covers you only a little bit, not all the way.
We sat under a partial shelter made of branches while the rain fell around us.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A structure that protects only part of a space or group.
The bus stop had a partial shelter, so people at the ends still got wet.
3. In biology, a situation where only some individuals are protected from harm.
The reef offered partial shelter to the small fish during the storm.
4. A temporary or weak form of protection.
The trees gave partial shelter from the strong wind.