hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhīd-ˌau̇t 
plural hideouts
: a place of refuge, retreat, or concealment
a criminal's secret hideout
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 octopuses can safely stand still during their hour-long mating process because, Villar speculates, both male and female can be hidden in their respective rocky hideouts.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time of writing, the clip of her hamster’s great escape and hideout has been watched over 308,000 times.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The tour came in response to the Ecuadoran defense ministry's March 25 statement that his property wasn't a dairy farm, as had been reported, but a drug trafficking hideout, based on United States intelligence.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Virunga's forests are also believed to have been used as a hideout by fighters from the ADF militia, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time of writing, the clip of her hamster’s great escape and hideout has been watched over 308,000 times.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The tour came in response to the Ecuadoran defense ministry's March 25 statement that his property wasn't a dairy farm, as had been reported, but a drug trafficking hideout, based on United States intelligence.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Virunga's forests are also believed to have been used as a hideout by fighters from the ADF militia, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideout. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhī-ˌdau̇t
: a secret place for hiding
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