hideout
noun
a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.
hideouts
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pluralof hideout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It said they identified those behind the abduction and dismantled their support network, including informants and hideouts in the Old Oyo National Park forest.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
But the army said its operations, which lasted more than a month, targeted the kidnappers' wider networks and dismantled several hideouts in the forests of Old Oyo National Park.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Scott has helped me understand that they remain hideouts and redoubts where we can still hope to find practices of liberty today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
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 ● Jun. 18, 2025
Ben’s hamster was cute and had an incredible setup with a big cage and all kinds of connecting plastic tubes and hideouts.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
