safe house

noun

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

Examples of safe house in a Sentence

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Since January, Mexican troops and agents have been detaining record numbers of migrants from Central and South America, Asia, Africa and elsewhere, arresting them on roads and in safe houses; pulling them from vehicles and freight trains; and catching them at airports and bus stations. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 The snide behavior continues as Knight accompanies Melinda to her house to pack some belongings for the safe house. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024 This episode also makes the most out of the CIA safe house where Margaret Roylin is still … residing? Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 The global community must unite against this terrorist regime – Germany and other European nations should expel Iranian diplomats, close the Islamic Republic of Iran's embassies that act as terror safe houses, and declare the IRGC a terrorist organization. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024 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 15 Dec. 2024.

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