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safe house

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. safe housenoun

    a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations

Wiktionary

  1. safe housenoun

    A secure location, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

Wikipedia

  1. Safe house

    A safe house (also spelled safehouse) is, in a generic sense, a secret place for sanctuary or suitable to hide people from the law, hostile actors or actions, or from retribution, threats or perceived danger. It may also be a metaphor.

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  1. safe house

    A safe house is a hidden or covert location, usually a building or apartment, where individuals can find protection, refuge, or shelter from danger, threats, or persecution. These individuals could be part of a criminal or political group, or they could be victims, informants, or undercover agents. Safe houses are often used in various contexts such as during wars, police investigations, by intelligence agencies, or even in illegal activities such as smuggling or trafficking.

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  1. Safe house

    A safe house is in a generic sense a secret place for sanctuary or suitable to hide persons from the law, hostile actors or actions, or from retribution, threats or perceived danger. It may also be a metaphor.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. safe house

    An innocent-appearing house or premises established by an organization for the purpose of conducting clandestine or covert activity in relative security.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe house in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe house in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of safe house in a Sentence

  1. Abdelhamid Abaaoud:

    We faced a number of trials during the journey, we spent months trying to find a way into Europe ... we succeeded in finally making our way to Belgium. We were then able to obtain weapons and set up a safe house while we planned to carry out operations against the crusaders.

  2. Broadway World:

    Zimmerman's unique take on the staging was inspired by the true story of a Jewish woman in Los Angeles who created a ‘Safe House’ for a Latina mother and her two daughters after her husband was deported by ICE, the characters in the attic will be played by a LatinX cast.

  3. Philip Athill:

    That Stonehouse told the story to That Stonehouse sister, but she isn't sure how the mistake occurred, maybe That Stonehouse was wearing French shoes to start with but they got ruined, so That Stonehouse changed them at a safe house. Either way, That Stonehouse was lucky to escape.

  4. Toe Zaw Latt:

    Every day, once you decide to leave, you know that you may never make it back to your room or your safe house. But it is your decision.

  5. Henri Barkey:

    Think of an Englishman, a Frenchman [ or ] a German who makes his way to Turkey, then makes his way to Syria, how does that happen ? Someone picks them up, has a safe house for them to stay in, smuggles them across the border. It’s not five or six guys ; it’s a very large infrastructure. This guy that comes from some town in England will have no way of getting across the border if it was n’t for that infrastructure.


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