safe house
noun
a dwelling or building whose conventional appearance makes it a safe or inconspicuous place for hiding, taking refuge, or carrying on clandestine activities.
safe houses
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pluralof safe house.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like John le Carré, he creates his own jargon: safe houses are “coops,” spycraft is “artifice,” freelance agents are “units” and deep-cover moles are “termites.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
They do this using an underground network of monasteries and safe houses.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
The justices called for steps to raise awareness among the public about LGBTQ+ identity and to establish hotlines and safe houses for those in the community who are facing violence.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
Informants in safe houses and churches run by ethnic Koreans in northeast China send “SOS signals” about defectors’ presence.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
This information is then covertly delivered to the guerrillas through safe houses, places the Japanese don’t know about, where spies and combatants can stay unharmed.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
