hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhīd-ˌau̇t 
plural hideouts
: a place of refuge, retreat, or concealment
a criminal's secret hideout
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police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Israeli troops located and destroyed a more than 300-foot-long underground tunnel used by Hezbollah's Radwan Forces as a terrorist hideout, the IDF said Saturday.
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Sarah Paulson’s pint-size hideout Paulson was inspired to buy this Malibu weekend property after seeing how much her dogs loved visiting a friend’s home in the same neighborhood.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Back in the present, Oz arrives at his hideout apartment in Crown Point to find the door open, his mother gone, and Victor knocked out on the floor.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The family appreciated the place as a hideout, remembered Dylan’s local fix-it-man at the time, Michael Leshner.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Sarah Paulson’s pint-size hideout Paulson was inspired to buy this Malibu weekend property after seeing how much her dogs loved visiting a friend’s home in the same neighborhood.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Back in the present, Oz arrives at his hideout apartment in Crown Point to find the door open, his mother gone, and Victor knocked out on the floor.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The family appreciated the place as a hideout, remembered Dylan’s local fix-it-man at the time, Michael Leshner.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideout. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhī-ˌdau̇t
: a secret place for hiding
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