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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSafehouse
/ˈseɪfˌhaʊs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secret location maintained by intelligence agencies, law enforcement, or criminal organizations for sheltering people in danger or hiding out.
"The federal witness was relocated to a secure safehouse until the trial began." - 2
A clandestine shelter used by resistance movements or underground networks during wartime or political unrest.
"During the occupation, the family used their attic as a safehouse for escaping refugees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of the adjective 'safe' (derived from Old French 'sauf', from Latin 'salvus') and the noun 'house' (from Old English 'hūs'). It emerged in modern espionage and criminal contexts during the mid-20th century to describe a secret location used to hide operatives, witnesses, or fugitives.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Safehouse" is said worldwide
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cachette
Transliteration: /ka.ʃɛt/
"Les agents secrets se sont réfugiés dans une cachette sûre."
Sicheres Haus
Transliteration: /ˈziːkəʁəs haʊs/
"Der Zeuge wurde in ein sicheres Haus gebracht."
rifugio sicuro
Transliteration: /riˈfu.dʒo siˈku.ro/
"La polizia ha nascosto l'informatore in un rifugio sicuro."
casa franca
Transliteration: /ˈka.sa ˈfɾaŋ.ka/
"El espía se escondió en una casa franca durante la noche."
casa segura
Transliteration: /ˈka.zɐ seˈɡu.ɾɐ/
"Eles foram levados para uma casa segura no interior."
सुरक्षित ठिकाना
Transliteration: surakshit thikana
"गवाह को एक सुरक्षित ठिकाने पर ले जाया गया।"
安全屋
Transliteration: ānquán wū
"特工们在安全屋里会面。"
안전가옥
Transliteration: anjeongakok
"증인은 비밀 안전가옥으로 이송되었다."
セーフハウス
Transliteration: sēfu hausu
"そのスパイはセーフハウスに身を隠した。"
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