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Safe house

A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

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noun
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    A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

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safehousenounA secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.
saferoomnounAlternative form of safe room. [A fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.]
safe havennounA place of safety or refuge.
safe roomnounA fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.
watch housenounAlternative spelling of watchhouse. [A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.]
station-housenounAlternative form of station house. [(US) A structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.]
safe harbornounA safe haven.
hiding placenounA place where someone or something may be hidden.
poor housenounAlternative form of poorhouse. [A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.]
hen-housenounAlternative form of henhouse. [Synonym of hencoop.]
hen housenounAlternative form of henhouse. [Synonym of hencoop.]
snowhousenounAlternative form of snow house. [A building in which snow is preserved in warm weather.]
shelternoun(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
guest housenounAlternative form of guesthouse. [A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.]
hideoutnounA place to hide.
spring housenounAlternative form of springhouse. [(Appalachia) A small building constructed over a spring, formerly used for refrigeration (and thus sometimes also serving as pumphouse, milkhouse, or root cellar).]
fall-out shelternounAlternative form of fallout shelter. [A thick-walled building, usually under the ground, built so that people can keep away from dust after a nuclear explosion.]
hideawaynouna hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
house of refugenoun(historical) An institution for the shelter of destitute people.
watchhousenounA small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.

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