safe house

noun

: a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

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After living in a safe house and receiving training for three months, Abdullah was sent to flight school in the Philippines. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025 Another major component of The Astronaut is the ultra-modern, state-of-the-art safe house that houses all the suspense. Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 In 2016, a drone hovered above the city of Los Mochis as special forces raided one of his safe houses. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 For those willing to pay a bit more, they get separated from the rest and sent to individual cartel safe houses. Matt Rivers, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe house

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safe house was in 1928

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“Safe house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20house. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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