safe house

noun

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

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Those players are in an Australian safe house, having been helped to leave the team hotel by local police last night. Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 But The Athletic reported that five team members have defected and are in a safe house under the watch of the Australian Federal Police. Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 Police assisted the women in leaving their hotel and placed them in a safe house. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Czerkowicz explains that there are no other spaces like this safe house in the home or in similar townhouses of that period. Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 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 17 Mar. 2026.

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