1Find a place of shelter in one’s present location and stay there until instructed otherwise, typically in accordance with a public safety directive during an emergency.

1. 1.1Remain at home, with only limited exceptions, in order to inhibit the spread of an infectious disease, typically in accordance with a public directive.
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   • ‘now is your last chance to stock up on supplies and prepare to shelter in place’

1A public safety directive invoked during an emergency, instructing people to find a place of shelter in their present location and stay there until instructed otherwise.

1. 1.1A public directive requiring people to remain at home, with only limited exceptions, in order to inhibit the spread of an infectious disease.
   ‘the mayor first spoke of the possibility of a shelter in place on Tuesday’
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   • ‘we have now issued a shelter in place order for all residents’