hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhīd-ˌau̇t 
plural hideouts
: a place of refuge, retreat, or concealment
a criminal's secret hideout
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Examples of hideout in a Sentence
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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The Los Angeles City Council has declined a donation for two police dogs after one city leader raised concerns that the canines were trained by a company that shares its name with a Nazi military hideout used by Adolf Hitler.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
And after a silly kung fu detour, Bond faces off against his foe — as well as Scaramanga's pint-size sidekick, Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) — at a mod island hideout in the South China Sea.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
It was later determined to be the largest cave west of the Mississippi, and according to local lore, once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad and as bandit Jesse James' hideout.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
Heavy machinery dismantles their hideouts and drives them from their burrows with intense vibrations.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
And after a silly kung fu detour, Bond faces off against his foe — as well as Scaramanga's pint-size sidekick, Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) — at a mod island hideout in the South China Sea.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
It was later determined to be the largest cave west of the Mississippi, and according to local lore, once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad and as bandit Jesse James' hideout.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
Heavy machinery dismantles their hideouts and drives them from their burrows with intense vibrations.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
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hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhī-ˌdau̇t
: a secret place for hiding
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