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

If you have time to see a show, some of the acts playing while Swift is in town include KARD, Natalia Jiménez, Safe House and Jinkx Monsoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Our story, The Girls: A Holocaust Safe House, told the forgotten story of a North-East hostel where Inge, whose married name is Hamilton, and Ruth had spent part of the war.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

Those are the kind of resources the volunteers at the Safe House Black History Museum in Greensboro, Ala., could only dream of.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021

Main photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters This is an edited version of a piece that appears in Safe House, a selection of new African narrative journalism published by Cassava Republic Press in partnership with Commonwealth Writers.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2016

In Safe House, he’s a former CIA agent turned fugitive on the run from rookie agent Ryan Reynolds in a dangerous chase for top-secret data.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2014