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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Heavy machinery dismantles their hideouts and drives them from their burrows with intense vibrations.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Israel has argued that Hamas fighters hide behind civilians and use buildings typically barred from being targets during armed conflicts under international law, such as hospitals, as hideouts.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2024
During anti-colonial revolts in the 19th century, many of the courtesans’ residences became hideout spots for Indian rebels.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024
Three years after the coup, the center of Myanmar remains mostly under junta control, but the rest of the country is a kaleidoscopic array of competing influences, fiefs, democratic havens and drug-lord hideouts.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Come September, Wilderness will open an even more intimate hideout, the four-villa Bisate Reserve, on a reforested mountaintop nearby.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
Marcus faces a moral dilemma when his family’s company comes to his small-town hideout and tries to snatch land from his newfound friends.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Sipping sundowners at the glamorous beach clubs that propagate the sandy shores and cliffside hideouts along the French Riviera really shouldn’t take much convincing, but with so many charming seaside cities and villages to explore, deciding where to stay can be a challenge.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Rumored to be a hideout for Bigfoot, the Uwharrie National Forest, which covers approximately 51,000 acres, makes the perfect hiding spot for the elusive beast — or anyone else looking to get away from it all.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Israel has argued that Hamas fighters hide behind civilians and use buildings typically barred from being targets during armed conflicts under international law, such as hospitals, as hideouts.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2024
During anti-colonial revolts in the 19th century, many of the courtesans’ residences became hideout spots for Indian rebels.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024
Three years after the coup, the center of Myanmar remains mostly under junta control, but the rest of the country is a kaleidoscopic array of competing influences, fiefs, democratic havens and drug-lord hideouts.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Come September, Wilderness will open an even more intimate hideout, the four-villa Bisate Reserve, on a reforested mountaintop nearby.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
Marcus faces a moral dilemma when his family’s company comes to his small-town hideout and tries to snatch land from his newfound friends.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Sipping sundowners at the glamorous beach clubs that propagate the sandy shores and cliffside hideouts along the French Riviera really shouldn’t take much convincing, but with so many charming seaside cities and villages to explore, deciding where to stay can be a challenge.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Rumored to be a hideout for Bigfoot, the Uwharrie National Forest, which covers approximately 51,000 acres, makes the perfect hiding spot for the elusive beast — or anyone else looking to get away from it all.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideout. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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hideout
noun
hide·out
ˈhī-ˌdau̇t
: a secret place for hiding
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