Word of the Day - Abri

abri

/əˈbriː/
noun
1 A shelter, a refuge.
2 Archaeology - A hollow beneath overhanging rock; a rock shelter.

Origin
Mid 18th century. From French abri shelter, refuge (12th cent. in Old
French; 1866 or earlier in specific archaeological use with reference to
rock shelters, more fully abri sous roche, lit. ‘shelter beneath a
rock’, also abri sous roches) from abrier to shelter, to protect from
post-classical Latin apricare to warm, protect from cold, variant (with
change of conjugation) of classical Latin aprīcārī.

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It is valuable trail wisdom to avoid the temptation of an abri, sheltering under an overhang on the mountain slope, if there is a threat of mudslides.