I.a place beneath which one flies for shelter from rain, etc., a shelter, covert (not anteAug.).
I. Lit.: “quid nisi suffugium nimbos vitantibus essem? Ov. de Nuce, 119: subterranei specus suffugium hiemi,” Tac. G. 16: “propinqua suffugia,” id. A. 4, 47; 3, 74: “suffugia adversus perpetuum caeli rigorem,” Sen. Ira, 1, 11, 3: “suffugium nullum aut imbris aut solis,” Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 2: “ferarum imbriumque,” Tac. G. 46.—
II. Trop., a refuge, remedy: “haec deverticula suffugia sunt infirmitatis,” Quint. 9, 2, 78: “urgentium malorum,” Tac. A. 4, 66; 14, 58: “pestis,” App. M. 7, p. 196, 30.
