safe house

American  

noun

1. a dwelling or building whose conventional appearance makes it a safe or inconspicuous place for hiding, taking refuge, or carrying on clandestine activities.

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safe house British  

noun

1. a place used secretly by undercover agents, terrorists, etc, as a meeting place or refuge

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Etymology

Origin of safe house

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Authorities worried that the departure of the player would reveal the location of the remaining six, so they moved them to a new safe house.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government had spent days in secret talks with the players, who were whisked to a safe house after leaving their hotel on the Gold Coast.

From Barron's

Police assisted the women in leaving their hotel and placed them in a safe house.

From Los Angeles Times

She had already arranged it with a network of trusted people who would help us, transporting us via a series of safe houses to the eastern front and into Russia.

From Literature

He later took shelter in a safe house in Phnom Penh, before eventually returning to China.

From BBC