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

Guzmán is a top target of U.S. law enforcement, which learned he had called the mine manager, from his hideout, around the time Sánchez was putting on his uniform.

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Supplied police images on Wednesday showed a squad of armed officers searching one of the hideouts.

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“I don’t think she’s a persecuted politician. From her hideout she has called for an invasion of Venezuela.”

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"United, we must respond to those facilitating them -- whether the hideouts are on our soil or Afghan soil."

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Here, one of our reporters who assumed a false identity and posed as a migrant, describes how he met one of the gang's senior members in a secret forest hideout.

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Related Words

• hideaway 
• refuge 
• sanctuary 
• shelter