safe house

noun

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

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Forced to hide out in a safe house, Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, Agnes and Gru Jr. must keep their old identities a secret while trying to fend off the nefarious plot against them. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025 On Friday, the police raided a presidential safe house where Mr. Yoon was alleged to have met with officials to discuss imposing martial law, according to the Korean news agency, Yonhap. Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 In a car for another drive to another safe house, Mr. Matobato fell asleep within minutes. Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025 Just to play it safe Gru and his family relocate to a safe house and change their identities. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Sep. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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