pirate cove

Smuggler's hidden harbor

A pirate cove is a small, sheltered bay associated with pirates—historically as a hideout for ships and stolen goods, now mostly as a romanticized setting in stories, theme parks, and coastal tourist attractions.

The phrase evokes adventure, hidden treasure, and seafaring outlaws: The kids played pirates at the beach, declaring the rocky inlet their pirate cove.

Related

ship · anchor · black flag · skull · crossbones · walk the plank · hidden · cave · lagoon · rum · plunder · cutlass · parrot · buried · chest · gold · map · secret

Categories
Opposites
legitimacy/legality

pirate covenaval base

Military port for warships

trading port · customs house · port of entry · trade port · port authority

danger/safety

pirate covesafe harbor

Protected place for vessels

sanctuary · haven · refuge · home port · coast guard station

visibility/openness

pirate coveopen port

Unrestricted maritime entry point

coastal city · port city

Family

pirate, cove, pirates, piracy, pirated, pirating, piratical, coves, coved

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G