hideout

or hide-out

[ hahyd-out ]

noun

1. a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.

hideout

/ ˈhaɪdˌaʊt /

noun

1. a hiding place, esp a remote place used by outlaws, etc; hideaway

verb

1. to remain deliberately concealed, esp for a prolonged period of time

Word History and Origins

Origin of hideout¹

First recorded in 1870–75; noun use of verb phrase hide out

Example Sentences

Once the virus inhabits its new hideout, the immune system can’t eradicate it, nor can drug treatments.

From Science News

The hideout is a playable lobby, which Velan notes could be experimented with, although it didn’t comment on whether “Knockout City” will begin to support in-game concerts like “Fortnite” and “Roblox” do.

From Washington Post

The large hood feels extra protective, like your very own turtle-shell hideout.

From Outside Online

For all the monument’s hideouts, there were only so many areas one would normally patrol, with just an eight-mile-long, dead-end road, a single campground, and a system of trails that could be hiked in a single day.

From Outside Online

Now a state park, the cave itself once served as a hideout for outlaws and river pirates.

From Washington Post

Not until the army fires an explosive into their hideout and the mall burns down does the ordeal finally reach closure.

From The Daily Beast

Zawahiri made the tape in his hideout in Pakistan, no doubt, and many Indians suspect the ISI is helping to protect him.

From The Daily Beast

The setting is in a room that has the look of a hideout such as insurgents would favor.

From The Daily Beast

After receiving confirmation that the amendment had been approved, Escobar finally revealed the location of his hideout.

From The Daily Beast

Last week, al Qaeda issued a statement from his hideout in Pakistan that urged Egyptians to fight the army coup.

From The Daily Beast

But for that price I'll see that you and all your boys get a nice cool spot to hideout in, somewhere a long way from New York.

From Project Gutenberg

This proved to be an ancient red brick lodging house which would have made an excellent hideout for a criminal.

From Project Gutenberg

This time the words of the Eye's message were clearly projected onto the ceiling of the crimester's hideout.

From Project Gutenberg

We could act as guides for the girls and at the same time perhaps discover a clue to the hideout of the rustlers.

From Project Gutenberg

And then tonight, after Lefty gave us this hideout location, I didn't have time to explain again.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• hideaway
• refuge
• sanctuary
• shelter