safe house

noun

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

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Instead, the network is a literal series of trains, waystations, and safe houses — a magical realist gesture from Whitehead’s book that Jenkins brings to striking life here. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026 Agents took her to a safe house. Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 The friends and co-workers survive the night at the safe house. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 The appendix acts a safe house for beneficial gut bacteria that help repopulate the digestive system after illness. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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