as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
her cottage in the Lake District served as her bolt-hole whenever the stresses of London became too great
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Recent Examples of bolt-hole
The Broadwick Soho’s Flute James MacDonald Broadwick Soho For 57-room bolt-hole Broadwick Soho, owner Noel Hayden was inspired by his 1980s upbringing in a quirky hotel in Dorset.
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Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
Around that time, some smaller properties also debuted — boutique charmers like Castello di Vicarello, Borgo Santo Pietro, Villa Fontelunga, and the Val d'Orcia bolt-hole La Bandita Country Hotel.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
Around that time, some smaller properties also debuted — boutique charmers like Castello di Vicarello, Borgo Santo Pietro, Villa Fontelunga, and the Val d'Orcia bolt-hole La Bandita Country Hotel.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolt-hole
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Starship’s launch pad is along the Texas coastline, less than 5 miles from the Mexico border, surrounded by a state park and a national wildlife refuge established to protect the biodiversity of the lower Rio Grande River.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stink bugs, an invasive species originating from eastern Asia and first introduced to the United States in the mid-1990s seek refuge in homes across the country as fall approaches.—
Greta Cross,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Family is fair game if your partner and kids come off well but jokes about your Gulfstream or billionaire retreat might fall flat.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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And as the sheep stood its ground, staring down the would-be herder, viewers online could not help but empathize with the retriever's retreat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told 9News.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This year, Sala's nonprofit helped create two new Marine Protected Areas in Colombia and the Marshall Islands—the latter's first marine sanctuary.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The problem began in early September with demonstrations over control of the concession for the route leading to the sanctuary.—
Jimena De La Quintana,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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That spurred a rally in bonds as investors sought safe havens and ramped up bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Theirs was to provide a safe haven for deposits and provide currency and loans to an economy with huge amounts of potential transactions and real businesses opportunities.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bolt-hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolt-hole. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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