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

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.

From BBC

A reporter, posing as a migrant wanting to cross, helped us gain unprecedented access to the smugglers' notorious forest hideout in northern France - an area plagued by armed battles between rival gangs.

From BBC

When they stormed the building, they found a sliding trap door, disguised to look like part of the stone floor, from which metal stairs led to Fito's underground hideout.

From BBC

People Over Papers channels that same logic — only now the hideouts are ICE-free zones, mutual aid hubs and sanctuary spaces.

From Los Angeles Times

Delhi says the missile strikes on suspected militant hideouts inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir were part of a commitment to hold “accountable” those responsible for the last month’s attack in Pahalgam.

From BBC

Related Words

• hideaway 
• refuge 
• sanctuary 
• shelter