verb/a.bʁi.te/
to shelter, to harbour; to host (an object, an event, an institution, etc.); to take cover; to shelter
“Cette maison est abritée par une montagne.” — This house is sheltered by a mountain.
Inherited from Middle French, derivative of abri, from Old French abri (“a place where one is sheltered from the elements or harm”), from abrier (“to cover”). Displaced synonymous abrier from Old French, which is uncommon today.