bolthole
Secret safe place
A bolthole is a place of escape or refuge—somewhere to retreat when things get difficult.
The term comes from holes that allow rabbits and other burrowing animals to bolt from predators.
In British usage especially, it describes a private hideaway: She kept a cottage in Wales as a bolthole from London life.
Also spelled bolt-hole.
Secluded place of refuge
- cottageSmall rural home
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- country houseGrand rural residence
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
second home · private retreat · holiday home · dacha · seclusion · respite · sanctuary
Secure secret shelter
- havenShelter from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- asylumShelter from persecution
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
harbor · protection · fortress · stronghold · bunker · redoubt · bastion · citadel
Private room or lair
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- cubbyholeSmall enclosed storage space
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
alcove · cubby · snug · nest · cranny · recess · crawlspace · hiding place
Swift departure or retreat
- exitWay to leave
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- back doorSecondary building entrance
trapdoor · secret passage · way out · disappearance · vanishing · exfiltration · emergency exit · side door
hideaway
Secluded place of refuge
- cottageSmall rural home
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- country houseGrand rural residence
getaway · second home · private retreat · holiday home · dacha · seclusion · respite · sanctuary
safehouse
Secure secret shelter
sanctuary · harbor · protection · fortress · stronghold · bunker · redoubt · bastion · citadel · safe place
den
Private room or lair
nook · alcove · cubby · snug · nest · cranny · recess · crawlspace · hiding place · secret room
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
back door · trapdoor · secret passage · way out · disappearance · vanishing · exfiltration · emergency exit · side door · slip away
- hiding placeshideout, cubbyhole, den, safe house, panic room
- hideoutshideout, hideaway, safe room, panic room, safe house
boltholetrap
Device for catching animals
danger zone · hot spot · firing line · no man's land · open ground
boltholemetropolis
Large important city
city · urban center · hub · downtown · rat race