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safehouse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈseɪfˌhaʊs/
  • CMU ARPABET: S EY1 F HH AW2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From safe + house.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: канспіраты́ўная кватэ́ра (kanspiratýwnaja kvatéra) — secure location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安全藏身處 /安全藏身处 (ānquán cángshēnchù) — secure location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安全屋 (ānquánwū) — secure location
  • Esperanto: sekurejo — secure location
  • Finnish: turvatalo — secure location
  • German: konspirative Wohnung — secure location
  • Hebrew: בית מסתור; דירת מסתור — secure location
  • Korean: 안전가옥 (anjeon'gaok) — secure location
  • Korean: 안가 (an'ga) — secure location
  • Persian: خانه امن (xâne-ye amn) — secure location
  • Polish: kryjówka — secure location
  • Russian: конспирати́вная кварти́ра (konspiratívnaja kvartíra) — secure location
  • Spanish: piso franco — secure location
  • Spanish: casa de seguridad — secure location
  • Spanish: refugio — secure location
  • Spanish: salvamento — secure location
  • Spanish: enterradero — secure location
  • Thai: เซฟเฮาส์ — secure location
  • Ukrainian: конспірати́вна кварти́ра (konspiratývna kvartýra) — secure location
  • Vietnamese: nhà an toàn — secure location