hideout

American  

[hahyd-out] / ˈhaɪdˌaʊt /

Or hide-out

noun

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

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hideout British  

/ ˈhaɪdˌaʊt /

noun

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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of hideout

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

Example Sentences

Then, before sunrise Sunday morning, an army helicopter dropped more than a dozen Mexican special forces near Oseguera’s hideout in the town of Tapalpa, according to sources familiar with the operations.

From Los Angeles Times

Trevilla said that U.S. intelligence played a role in the operation, but that the identification of Oseguera’s hideout and the planning and execution of the attack were the work of the Mexican armed forces.

From Los Angeles Times

I sat quietly in our hideout while rain began to stream outside and plop inside, watching the endless ripple of raindrops on water, thinking of the boy by the river.

From Literature

He got a lungful of urine and some other smells he didn’t want to identify and immediately regretted his choice of hideout.

From Literature

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his secret hideout these days, knows he is now a marked man.

From BBC

Related Words

• hideaway
• refuge
• sanctuary
• shelter