fortress of solitude
Personal escape space
A fortress of solitude is a private retreat where someone goes to be alone and undisturbed.
The phrase comes from Superman's Arctic hideaway but has become a general term for any personal sanctuary—a home office, a cabin, a locked bathroom: I'm heading to my fortress of solitude to decompress.
The tone is usually lighthearted or self-aware.
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
- Man of SteelIndestructible superhero's epithet
- lone wolfSelf-reliant individualist
- iceWater's solid form
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
North Pole · crystal · ice palace · Krypton · sanctuary · retreat · isolation · Kal-El · alien · polar · cold · refuge · hideaway · Jor-El · secret · lair · haven · safe space
fortress of solitudetown square
Central civic space
community center · public plaza · nightclub · commune · family home
fortress of solitudeopen house
Unrestricted visiting period
public space · welcome center · open-door policy · commons · crossroads
fortress of solitudelion's den
Fierce feline's dwelling
hornet's nest · war zone · pressure cooker · fishbowl · spotlight
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