safe house

noun

: a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

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Season 2 — which premieres on Netflix on Thursday — Luke, Emma and their fellow CIA team and family members are stuck living together in a safe house after ending the events of Season 1 in peril. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 At the same time, more of Richie's heavies arrive at the safe house. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 1 June 2025 The individuals were working from a safe house, making car bombs and other explosives, police said. Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025 Otero’s son wanted to go home, and Voight had no legal right to hold him in a safe house, Voight told the team, adding that the kid was calm. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe house

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safe house was in 1928

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“Safe house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20house. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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