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   Shelter in place

   verb

   • 1. find 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: "the university urged its students to shelter in place after reports that a person with a gun was on campus"
   • ▪ remain at home, with only limited exceptions, in order to inhibit the spread of an infectious disease, typically in accordance with a public directive: "now is your last chance to stock up on supplies and prepare to shelter in place"

   noun

   • 1. a 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: "a shelter in place is in effect after a flammable liquid leaked from a pipeline"
   • ▪ a 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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